Well, no dice so far. Put everything together and got stuck in a boot-loop. I was able to reset the MEBX, which got me out of the loop. The board lights up. The fans run continuously. But nothing.
Going to try a few more things and then probably swap out the mobo, processor, memory for new, retail parts. Drives are new and good. Case is amazing. At worst, I’m out $150 + new parts.
I ended up with the Intel DQ77Mk board which is great, only thing to note is the SATA port setup. You do get 2xSATA3, 4xSATA2 but one of the SATA2 ports is an eSATA port on the io stack. This leaves you with 5 ports inside the case, not 6.
I am stuck and not sure where to start after reading this site for a couple of weeks I am more confused.
I have been looking at part from the Nas Killer v1,v2,v3,v4 and I am not sure where to begin. My budget is less that $400
I currently have a Dell T310 that I got form work it has a single x3430 process and I am running a bunch of dockers, the most intentive is zoneminder. I have 16GB of memory. SSD Cache, 2GB party and 4 other drives for 6 drives total. Storage is not really my main use, its dockers and home automation. I am looking to upgrade to add a VM with GPU Pass through to replace a old desktop.
What is the difference between the Nas KIller versions its seems each can be scaled to fit my budget but they are different. How do I determine if I should go Dual or Single CPU, what use case would dictate each.
I understand the changing hardware pricess on Ebay and that there is a sweat spot for buy used hardware and putting it together. I am just trying to get some clarity on the different options and figure out my best path.
One of one of the things I am having difficulty figuring out is how to compare benchmarks between the x3430 single and a dual configuration of any xeon.
cloud, to upload to from holidays etc for videos, pics
nas
Ubiquiti cloud key
sickbeard couchpotato etc
programing testing
maybe ability to VR game with on another VM, not required if it makes the build more expensive, but realize the graphics card is where the main cost will come into play
I just bought a HP Microserver Gen 8 with a xeon processor and 16GB ECC for $200 that I’d like to use with unraid. I’m concerned by the 4 bay limitation (currently have an SSD instead of Optical drive) but only running at SATA2 speeds. I’d like to have 6 X 10TB drives with the possibility of expansion (2 for parity).It came with a HP Smart Array P222/512 FBWC 6Gb 1-Port Internal/1-Port External SAS Controller which I’m assuming I can flash into IT mode.
What small DAS systems would you recommend to supplement it?
I also have a lenovo S30 that I could use, but am concerned about the PSU and finding space to put in 6 drives. Would you do that or do one of the above builds?
Just wanted to give some thanks for the help of the people on this board. I started this knowing nothing (I mean, nothing) and have my case built and am currently preclearing my drives. I’ve still got work to do but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Hi JDM_WAAAT - Thanks so much for posting this guide to a NAS! It was very helpful. I was thinking about building a new computer and thought I would use my old rig as a server/NAS. I was thinking about using it for storing Movies, Pictures and possibly surveillance footage from POE cameras (not yet bought/implemented). What are your thoughts on the parts and if this build would be power hungry? Thanks again!
Case - Zalman Z9-U3
Motherboard - ASUS P8Z68-V 1155 ATX
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K
RAM - 16GB DDR3 Non-ECC
CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet CPU Cooler
Power Supply - 700W COUGAR-700CMX RT