December 18, 20196 yr Hello everyone, I am at the point of needing to make a NAS storage server and am looking into using unraid. I put the following hardware together: https://secure.newegg.com/Wishlist/SharedWishlistDetail?ID=u0rnmhFvPEa2FPwTeITVMQ%3d%3d Would this be compatible with unraid? I looked at the FAQ and besides ECC memory, I think this would be ok for a SOHO environment? This is basically for storage only with the possibility of small headless VMs running low intensity applications. The motherboard supports 8 drives but I only need 20TB right now and third drive would be for parity. Not a big fan of all the RGB stuff, but trying to build this on a budget. After hardware and drives I am at ~$1300.00. Any thoughts would be great. Thanks!
December 30, 20196 yr Hello, it looks like a great set up but I would point out that that CPU does not have graphics so you would need a GPU. Have you concidered AMD? maybe concider this one https://www.newegg.com/global/uk-en/Product/Productcompare?CompareItemList=9SIA85V9ME7657%2C19-118-022 it is more expensive but it includes a cooler and graphics which will save you money now and you can upgrade later. I currently run a poweredge R515 server for Plex
December 30, 20196 yr I'm in the "buy used server hardware" camp (see sig) so that's my "opinion" on the hardware. As for the drives, you can get shuckable WD 10TB disks for half the cost of those reds. https://www.newegg.com/black-wd-elements-10tb/p/N82E16822234350?Description=WD 10TB&cm_re=WD_10TB-_-22-234-350-_-Product (yes, I know the sale ends in 8 hours, but that's about what they've been running for, sometimes a bit cheaper.) My opinion is, as always, what you paid for it.
January 6, 20206 yr Author Thank ya'll for your replies. I will take a look at AMD and see. I usually prefer AMD but I thought I saw somewhere on this forum where Intel was recommended. I didn't think about the additional cost of the cooler either. Thanks again!
January 15, 20206 yr Author This is what I finally decided to go with: https://secure.newegg.com/Wishlist/MyWishlistDetail?ID=34127811 Changed from Intel and AMD and decided to use onboard graphics. One less thing I need in the case. Also changed the case from the original build. I looked at "shuckable" drives, but I decided to go with the NAS drives. I know they are more expensive, but they are designed for this application and this is not for a home build. It will be used in a small business environment. Mainly as plan storage for backups and image files. I also purchased a "slim" 8gb USB 2.0 SanDisk Cruzer Fit flash drive for the OS media to boot. Thanks again everyone. I will report back when I have it together.
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