So I have a freeness build thats been up for a bit composed of mostly junk parts (literally a mixed batch of drives and a asus mobo with missing vrm heat sinks lol) it was just an experiment its currently got some data on it just for giggles. Now that I more or less have a proof of concept I'm looking to actually build something more serious this is what I have planned after some thought.
I will be building in a ft02 (i like the case and its on my desk and i have to look at it i know its not a designated NAS style case but to each their own)
Power supply
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00607JL5C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
ECC Ram 32gb (unsure if this will work with the motherboard I’m getting)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008LMO1DG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00906DHLE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CPU
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009O7YU56/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CPU Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Sockets-Heatpipe-Cooling/dp/B00C9FLSLY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406241910&sr=1-1&keywords=noctua+s14
this is where i need some advice as you likely have noticed I have not yet selected drives. I would like to do a 5 drive array and I'm looking for 3-4tb drives at the moment although I haven't heard much about the reliability of 6th drives and that interests me quite a bit
any and all input is welcome I think iv made this thread in the right category although my apologies if it needs to be moved.
also a quick note has anybody tried an and system for a NAS iv heard they work and I am planning on putting an intel NIC in the build. I'm interested to see if ECC memory will work as well if anyone has any experience with that please tell me.
I just did something similar. I was running a raspberryPi as my NAS with a bunch of 2 TB USB drives hooked up. Now I have http://pcpartpicker.com/b/QtJV3C and it works amazingly well overall. If you have the money for 6 drives I would recommend it so you can do RaidZ2 on ZFS. I would also recommend going with either a Xeon or avoton build over an AMD build for it.
The ASUS board, according to the ASUS site, does not support ECC so if you want that functionality you will need to go with something else. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/CROSSHAIR_V_FORMULA/specifications/
Your power supply is far more than you need. I would recommend something in the 450-650 Watt range if you are only using 5-6 drives.
With the 8320 you would also need a graphics card because they have no on board graphics.
Definitely check out the FreeNAS build Wendell did. Should give you some more useful information. Here is a build you might like. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t2bH7P
I hope this helps.
I normally don't do stuff like this but I figured that I would throw in my two cents.
This is what I would do....
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1245V2
- Its a solid server cpu
- supports ECC ram
MOBO: SuperMicro MBD-X9SCL-F-O
- LGA 1155
- Supports ECC ram
- 6 SATA II ports (don't really need sata III unless you are using a ssd
- Raid Support
RAM: Kingston 32GB Server Ram
- ECC
- It works
PSU: Cooler Master v550
- 550 watts
- Should give enough power
HDD: I suggest 5 WD Red 4tb but anything should work
Also get a 8gb flash drive to because wherever you install freenas you can't use that drive in a raid array.
Good luck with your build.
LINKS
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239931&cm_re=ecc_ram-_-20-239-931-_-Product
Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/SUPERMICRO-MBD-X9SCL-F-O-Intel-Server-Motherboard/dp/B0055QFKYK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406259145&sr=8-1&keywords=supermicro+x9scl
CPU: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-E3-1245V2-3-4GHz-Processor-BX80637E31245V2/dp/B0084NV0EA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406257908&sr=8-2&keywords=xeon+e3-1245
PSU: http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-V550-Modular-Mini-ITX/dp/B00IFQSO68/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406260965&sr=1-6&keywords=500w+gold+power+supply
HDD: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-WD40EFRX-Cache-Drive/dp/B00EHBERSE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406261399&sr=1-1&keywords=wd+red+4tb
according to asus it does support ecc it is worded strangely though.
"4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory"
I have changed the psu in the build to this in my list i think its more fitting and the reviews all around are great. looking at the plugs i suspect that evga likely used sea sonic as the oem still overkill i know.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKDETOW/ref=gno_cart_title_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
im kind of hesitant to go with a super micro board because i haven't heard good things about their reliability in reviews but I got that suggestion other places as well now so i will look into it further. I am looking for a full sized board this one had caught my eye any thoughts?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182830
and as far as drive have the wd reds given you any trouble? I was going to just go with seagate nas drives because the network analyst at work swears by them.