A link to the bug 217599 – Adaptec 71605z hangs with aacraid: Host adapter abort request after update to linux 6.4.0
Did you pick a rack mount chassis that you’d recommend?
I want to move my Dell T7500 (got in 2019 based on JDM’s rec) to a new Unraid server in a rack (to go with some additional home automation devices) but I’m not sure where to start. Plex, minor gaming, and home automation will be the use case.
Any thoughts on an i5-13500t? The AV1 decoding may help the longevity, and extra cores/threads will probably keep it going for quite a while. Looking through ebay it seems like you can get one + a decent used mobo for ~$200, so only a modest price increase. I definitely don’t know enough and would if anyone had some info or help. Or if it’s not worth for now, and should stick to an 8500t/9500t
It’s very whatever. 8/9 generation continues to be a nice sweet spot in value at the moment and is what NK6 is a guide for. If you want to spend more or if somehow AV1 is very important to you, can feel free.
I try to make all my builds last as long as possible, it seems like AV1 is going to be bigger in the future, but not so much yet. I guess if that ramps up quicker than anticipated, I could throw an intel arc card in for an easy and affordable upgrade path, no? Getting a cpu+mobo for like a hundred bucks total is very appealing.
Many options. Arc card is probably one of them. Dedicated qs box is another. Etc etc. Probably worth only worrying about something specific like AV1 once it actually matters.
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Are there plans for a NAS Killer 7.0 or ist 6.0 still the way to go?
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I’ve put together a variant on the sample build and would love feedback on any issues it may have or ways I could save money further (since none of the recommended power supplies seem to be available that fit the N400, I chose a more expensive platinum PSU but I’m not even sure if it fits). I’ll also be shucking my three external hard drives and using them hooked directly to the SATA ports (do I need any cables besides the Monoprice SATA cables I’ve listed?).
You build looks pretty solid to me, although there are a couple of places where you could potentially save a little money.
Your motherboard is the quite expensive Supermicro X11SCA-F. It is an excellent motherboard with features like ECC support and IPMI. However you are going with an i5 and Non-ECC memory anyway so unless IPMI is very important to you I would recommend using a more standard consumer grade motherboard which will likely be about half the cost.
Additionally you could probably save some money on your PSU choice. I would recommend a lower capacity PSU. A 500 - 600 Watt Gold is probably ideal and it should cost less. That said I have had good luck with used EVGA 650P2 off Ebay usually arount $50 + shipping. Any standard ATX PSU should fit the N400, the issue with the originally recommended PSU in the NK 6.0 Guide was that it was not standard ATX and the N400 doesn’t appear to provide much / any wiggle room beyond the standard ATX size.
Good luck with your build, let us know how it turns out!
@all, I have a question for my build.
Can you clarify, whether this cable will work with a SAS drive?
Drive: Link
Cable: SFF-8643 → SATA/SAS breakout (SFF-8482 w/ SATA power)
I have a HBA : Link
If this won’t work, what cable should I need to use for a SAS drive? Or, should I buy a SATA drive?
It’s all compatible. It will work. Sas or sata drives.
Please don’t keep posting your questions in duplicate.
What is the approach for cooling an Adaptec ASR-71605 HBA?
I’ve come across posts that these cards get hot a lot.
Point a fan with decent airflow at it.
Some opt to strap a small fan directly to the heatsink. Zip ties or 3d print a bracket.
thanks. I have ordered a Fan. I don’t have a 3d printer. for now, i can use some zip ties i think.
I am looking to build a NAS. I’ve already have a PC case (Fractal Design Define R5).
I am in Europe and by looking at some offers on eBay, sometimes the rack (motherboard, proc, ram and psu) cost less than the sum of the individual parts.
I would like to know if I could buy a rack, disassemble the motherboard on it and put it in the PC case. I’ve already asked some sellers and they all told me that it won’t fit in the PC case (it was a rack with X10SLM-F in it). Is that true?
Thanks.
Welcome to Serverbuilds!
It is true that many rackmount systems use non-standard or at least non-ATX motherboard form factors and will not fit in a standard case.
However in this case assuming that the motherboard is in-fact the X10SLM-F and not some variant then it should work. The X10SLM-F is a standard Micro ATX motherboard layout and should fit your Define R5 without any issues.
That motherboad and the LGA 1150 platform in general is getting rather old at this point. Its about 10 years old and takes Intels 4th / 5th generation CPUs. Not sure what prices are like where you are but if you can I would look for a newer LGA 1151 motherboard that supports DDR4 and Intel 8th / 9th gen CPUs. Something similar would be a motherboard with a C246 chipset like the Supermicro X11SCA-F or similar.
But depending on cost and your intended workload the LGA 1150 X10 series might be just fine.
Good Luck with your build!
Thanks so much for all the input! I decided to go ahead with the X11SCA-F since I would like to work with IPMI and like the number of SATA ports among other things. Got it for a few bucks cheaper. I’m not experienced with picking a PSU, so I was hoping to see what Platinum level might do for power savings and I like the fully modular element, so I found a Corsair HX850i and got it for about $50 on eBay (saved some money and got platinum, so I’m pretty happy). Otherwise, I’ve ordered everything I outlined except for the SSD (probably still going with Crucial P3 but debating the merits) and the fans – unfortunately the fans went to “Currently Unavailable” on Amazon in the past week or so. I’m trying to decide whether to hope it comes back in stock soon or to buy B-Stock from the company on eBay (it seems like the P12 PWM PST fans are a great choice so I was hoping to stick with them but don’t want to pay the per fan price on Amazon). Really excited to get everything delivered and play around.
Does anyone use their NK6.0 with Proxmox and a VM with OPNSense as their router? Thinking about trying that out as I just got gigabit internet which the Ubiquiti ER-X struggles with a bit.
Hi everyone,
I’m building a NAS but couldn’t find any of the recommended motherboards from the guide available in my country. I’m considering an Asus P10S-M ($45) paired with an E3-1270 V6 ($47) and 6x Seagate Exos 18TB drives.
The CPU doesn’t have internal graphics, so no Plex transcoding, though I don’t think I need it.
Alternatively I could use a CPU with integrated graphics - there seems to be a jumper on the board that can disable the IPMI graphics adapter.
Would this setup be a good alternative? Thanks!
That board will work for a server but it will not have igpu/transcode capability.
Newbie question from someone looking to build an NK6 as their first NAS. Does it make sense to use the Adaptec ASR-78165 (has external in addition to internal lanes) if I plan to eventually add more than 8 drives? I assume I can add an additional case + PSU + fans + drives, and hook the additional drives up to the external lanes of the ASR-78165, correct?