StubbornGarrett
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Hey everyone,
after a long time of frustration, managing and backing up my files on various devices, I want to build a home server.
My main use for it will be NAS (a lot of small files and some larger ones - nothing critical in a commerical sense, but still nothing I want to lose), for sharing with Linux and Windows machines. Also, I may stream movies, use plugins (e.g. Nextcloud, Plex), and want to use small VMs for tinkering.
For the next few years, 4 TB of available storage should be enough for me. But I want to be able to triple the capacity without major hardware changes.
For now it will only be used by myself.
Last but not least, it should be relatively small and quiet when idle, which is why I chose mini-ITX and the case below (relative small and some air to breath).
My starting budget was 800€, but for my applications I made some luxury upgrades that I thought are worth it. Like a bigger case and a better CPU.
After a few days of research, and a lot of frustrating confusion through Intel's chipset information, I came up with the following specs:
Whishlist: https://geizhals.eu/?cat=WL-2052972
Drives (mirrored): 2x WD Red Plus 4 TB 3,5" - 5400 U/min (WD40EFZX) - 2x 100,00 €
Motherboard: Supermicro X11SCL-IF retail (MBD-X11SCL-IF-O) - 184,20 €
Case: SilverStone Case Storage DS380, Mini-ITX (SST-DS380B/71062) - 159,90 €
SSD (for TrueNAS): GIGABYTE NVMe SSD M.2 2280 256GB, M.2 (GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD) - 39,90 €
PSU: Kolink SFX-450 450W SFX12V - 59,90 €
RAM: Kingston Server Premier DIMM 16GB, DDR4-2400, CL17-17-17, ECC (KSM24ED8/16ME) - 113,89
CPU: Intel Core i3-9100, 4C/4T, 3.60-4.20GHz, boxed (BX80684I39100) - 141,43 €
With shipping it comes to pretty much exactly 900 €.
Since this is my first server build of my own, I'm hoping some of you can give me feedback on whether I've chosen components worth investing more or less in.
Thanks for any tips in advance :)
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Some additional thoughts:
PSU capacity
Thanks to @jgreco 's Guide about 'Proper Power Supply Sizing', I came up with this calculation:
"Up to six HDDs" + Motherboard + CPU + "up to two RAM sticks" + "three system + one CPU fan"
35W*6 + 25W + 65W + 6W*2 + 30W*4 = 432W
It's calculated generously on purpose. I won't use this many HDDs soon (have to install a PCIe SATA extension card) and I don't know which fans come with this case.
I chose the Kolink PSU because of good reviews and I prefer no external on/off switch.
RAM
I'd love to double the RAM, but I think 16GB is good enough for my current plans and the motherboard allows me to install 1-2 32GB or an additional 16GB stick in the future.
after a long time of frustration, managing and backing up my files on various devices, I want to build a home server.
My main use for it will be NAS (a lot of small files and some larger ones - nothing critical in a commerical sense, but still nothing I want to lose), for sharing with Linux and Windows machines. Also, I may stream movies, use plugins (e.g. Nextcloud, Plex), and want to use small VMs for tinkering.
For the next few years, 4 TB of available storage should be enough for me. But I want to be able to triple the capacity without major hardware changes.
For now it will only be used by myself.
Last but not least, it should be relatively small and quiet when idle, which is why I chose mini-ITX and the case below (relative small and some air to breath).
My starting budget was 800€, but for my applications I made some luxury upgrades that I thought are worth it. Like a bigger case and a better CPU.
After a few days of research, and a lot of frustrating confusion through Intel's chipset information, I came up with the following specs:
Whishlist: https://geizhals.eu/?cat=WL-2052972
Drives (mirrored): 2x WD Red Plus 4 TB 3,5" - 5400 U/min (WD40EFZX) - 2x 100,00 €
Motherboard: Supermicro X11SCL-IF retail (MBD-X11SCL-IF-O) - 184,20 €
Case: SilverStone Case Storage DS380, Mini-ITX (SST-DS380B/71062) - 159,90 €
SSD (for TrueNAS): GIGABYTE NVMe SSD M.2 2280 256GB, M.2 (GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD) - 39,90 €
PSU: Kolink SFX-450 450W SFX12V - 59,90 €
RAM: Kingston Server Premier DIMM 16GB, DDR4-2400, CL17-17-17, ECC (KSM24ED8/16ME) - 113,89
CPU: Intel Core i3-9100, 4C/4T, 3.60-4.20GHz, boxed (BX80684I39100) - 141,43 €
With shipping it comes to pretty much exactly 900 €.
Since this is my first server build of my own, I'm hoping some of you can give me feedback on whether I've chosen components worth investing more or less in.
Thanks for any tips in advance :)
--------------------------------------------------------
Some additional thoughts:
PSU capacity
Thanks to @jgreco 's Guide about 'Proper Power Supply Sizing', I came up with this calculation:
"Up to six HDDs" + Motherboard + CPU + "up to two RAM sticks" + "three system + one CPU fan"
35W*6 + 25W + 65W + 6W*2 + 30W*4 = 432W
It's calculated generously on purpose. I won't use this many HDDs soon (have to install a PCIe SATA extension card) and I don't know which fans come with this case.
I chose the Kolink PSU because of good reviews and I prefer no external on/off switch.
RAM
I'd love to double the RAM, but I think 16GB is good enough for my current plans and the motherboard allows me to install 1-2 32GB or an additional 16GB stick in the future.