November 16, 201411 yr I've had an unRaid box for many years. The motherboard has finally bit the dust so I'm going to rebuild it (keeping the current 7 hard drives) What I've decided on is: Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020 EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 220-G2-0750-XR 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply Intel 4th Gen CPU Compatible 10 Year Warranty http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017 SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O uATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C222 DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182821 Intel Core i3-4160 Haswell Dual-Core 3.6GHz LGA 1150 54W Desktop ProcessorIntel HD Graphics 4400 BX80646I34160 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117447 Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ECC Unbuffered Server Memory Model CT2KIT51272BD160B http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148677 It's primarily a movie server (max of 2 movies being watched at the same time, although I guess we could be watching more on a notebook also...) No transcoding; they're all iso images. Some backups of the notebooks, photos, random data. I'll be replacing some of the drives soon; several are only 2TB and I'll be adding an 8th drive as a cache drive (I'll use one of the 2TB drives...) memory... I've seen some recomendations of 16GB instead of 8. I think the current system has 4GB; it might even only be 2... (it's wicked old, but has served me well) Is there really any need for 8GB? Would 4GB even be enough? CPU... Same question about the CPU - is it more than I need? Can I get a cheaper CPU that would work just as well for me? Intel Pentium G3220 Haswell Dual-Core 3.0GHz LGA 1150 54W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646G3220 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116950 case... I can foresee adding more drives in the future; is there a better case than the R4? power supply... Is the 750W more than I need, even with a few more drives? This all comes in at just about $700. If I can do it for less, it'd have better Wife Acceptance Factor... (although she wanted to watch a movie the other day and couldn't, so that's helping the WAF... I'd appreciate any thoughts, comments, suggestions. Thanks!
November 16, 201411 yr You could drop down to the G3220 if you don't need transcoding, but I don't think the G3220 supports ECC RAMscratch that. That said, the fact that you have ISO's doesn't necessarily imply they don't need to be transcoded - that's all in the type of stream stored in the ISO and the capabilities of your media players... but you've been using unRAID for a while so I assume you've got a handle on your transcoding needs. I'd stay with the Core i3, personally - I just like having the CPU power so that I have options. That power supply is probably overkill as well. There are sizing calculators out there, I don't think they'd come in higher than 550 or 650 watts for that setup. I'm running on older motherboard and 6 drives with a 400 watt power supply. I'd go with 8GB RAM. unRAID 5.06 will run fine with 4GB, but you'll probably want the extra memory for unRAID 6 which is 64 bit. People are recommending more memory because unRAID 6 offers new options to run additional applications on your unRAID server under XEN or Dockers. If you have an interest in that then 16GB makes sense.
November 17, 201411 yr That MB might not fit that case. I was looking at the same MB and case. The case support Micro ATX. Do you have first hand experience with that combination?
November 19, 201411 yr Believe they are the same microATX (sometimes referred to as µATX, mATX[1] or uATX[2][3]) is a standard for motherboards that was introduced in December 1997.[4] T http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroATX
November 22, 201411 yr Author Thanks, everyone! I looked at alternatives to my list... I didn't find any cases I liked better unless I got a lot more expensive. Looked at a lot of other power supplies. The reviews and the 10-year warranty kept me going back to, and I stayed with the EVGA PSU. In the end, I reduced the CPU to the i3-4150, and increased memory to 16GB. Hopefully the parts will arrive by Thanksgiving and I'll put it together next weekend. Thanks again!
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