Hi,
I've lately been working on setting up a homemade NAS/Server setup which I plan on using as a homepage host (personal) // media senter (home & remote) // minecraft server and possibly some other stuff that only time can tell =)
My questions are:
RAM - Heard that I should allocate aprox 1GB of ram / TB space, which means that from that advice I should go for 16GB to cover for my space. But is the ammount needed? or is it better to go for lower CL and like 8GB RAM? And does the Bus speed make a huge impact? (how does it all balance out?)
Motherboard - when it says in the description that it only supports these speeds: 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz, does that mean that it can't run on quicker RAM, or just that it won't be able to utilize it?
GPU - Does a server need a good GPU or it it ok just using your old one so the server will start up okay?
HDD - Since I'm planning on using it for multiple purposes, would it be smart investing in 1 SSD alongside the 16TB of space to run the server program and the game servers off? (just something small like 64GB or 128GB) Or is this just wasted?
Drive Controller - what is it good for? And is it needed? Exactly what I'm referring to is: LSI SAS 9207-8i which costs like 300$. Sounds a bit expensive for something that I don't know what does exactly.
OS - For my use, will FreeNAS be the best choice or are there better alternatives?
Full or partial answers, with maybe some pointers to where to read more on the stuff would be great! =)
Current planned build is:
Motherboard: ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350 8-core
HDD: 4x Western Digital RED 3TB NAS
CPU-Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB
GPU: XFX GeForce 9600GT 650M (old one lyin about)
PSU: Fortron/Source Epsilon 600W
RAM: Undecided
OS: FreeNAS ?
I've lately been working on setting up a homemade NAS/Server setup which I plan on using as a homepage host (personal) // media senter (home & remote) // minecraft server and possibly some other stuff that only time can tell =)
My questions are:
RAM - Heard that I should allocate aprox 1GB of ram / TB space, which means that from that advice I should go for 16GB to cover for my space. But is the ammount needed? or is it better to go for lower CL and like 8GB RAM? And does the Bus speed make a huge impact? (how does it all balance out?)
Motherboard - when it says in the description that it only supports these speeds: 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1866 MHz, 2133 MHz, does that mean that it can't run on quicker RAM, or just that it won't be able to utilize it?
GPU - Does a server need a good GPU or it it ok just using your old one so the server will start up okay?
HDD - Since I'm planning on using it for multiple purposes, would it be smart investing in 1 SSD alongside the 16TB of space to run the server program and the game servers off? (just something small like 64GB or 128GB) Or is this just wasted?
Drive Controller - what is it good for? And is it needed? Exactly what I'm referring to is: LSI SAS 9207-8i which costs like 300$. Sounds a bit expensive for something that I don't know what does exactly.
OS - For my use, will FreeNAS be the best choice or are there better alternatives?
Full or partial answers, with maybe some pointers to where to read more on the stuff would be great! =)
Current planned build is:
Motherboard: ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350 8-core
HDD: 4x Western Digital RED 3TB NAS
CPU-Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB
GPU: XFX GeForce 9600GT 650M (old one lyin about)
PSU: Fortron/Source Epsilon 600W
RAM: Undecided
OS: FreeNAS ?