October 1, 20169 yr Hello Everyone, I am looking to build my first unRAID machine, and I am looking for feedback on the part list I have assembled. This machine will serve many purposes: File Server, Plex Media Server, OwnCloud, Apache Web Server, MySQL database, 2-3 Linux VMs and possibly more in the future. The Samsung 850 EVO SSD drives are for a cache pool. I want this machine to have the option of expandability. So I plan to get 3 Western Digital 4TB Red Hard Drives for the interim, but want to have the ability to support an additional 7 hard drives in the future(10 in total). I am still unclear about whether or not I need a GPU? My plan is for this system to run headless, and I will either SSH or remote into the machine. I do not plan to ever directly connect a monitor into the machine, except for the initial setup. If I do need a GPU can you make any recommendations (this will not be a gaming machine)? Budget: $2000 PCPartPicker Parts List CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8C/16T Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard: Supermicro X10SRM-TF Micro ATX Motherboard RAM: Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (X2) Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" Hard Drive (X3) Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Power Supply Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case Additional Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition -2-Pack (X2) Total: $2013 (According to PCPartPicker) If there is anything that I have missed or you have any recommendations for alternate parts, please let me know.
October 3, 20169 yr I am looking to build my first unRAID machine, and I am looking for feedback on the part list I have assembled. This machine will serve many purposes: File Server, Plex Media Server, OwnCloud, Apache Web Server, MySQL database, 2-3 Linux VMs and possibly more in the future. The Samsung 850 EVO SSD drives are for a cache pool. I want this machine to have the option of expandability. So I plan to get 3 Western Digital 4TB Red Hard Drives for the interim, but want to have the ability to support an additional 7 hard drives in the future(10 in total). I am still unclear about whether or not I need a GPU? My plan is for this system to run headless, and I will either SSH or remote into the machine. I do not plan to ever directly connect a monitor into the machine, except for the initial setup. If I do need a GPU can you make any recommendations (this will not be a gaming machine)? Hello, you do not need a GPU as the main board has VGA built into it for initial setup. You can use the built in IPMI for this if you want but I prefer the main BIOS for initial setup. As for VM's you will VNC(built in), RPD, what have you, into each VM. The VNC works fine but for a more linear experience I use RDP. For the Unraid console, yes, SSH will work fine I use Putty in Windows. Cheers!!
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