Upgrading my old Hardware into a potent Homeserver
With the last few parts having arrived, I’m ready to fully assemble my new and improved Homeserver.
I’ll combine a new Server I aquired recently with parts from my already-existing NAS.
Parts from my NAS that will be re-used:
- Fractal Define R5 Case
- 400 Watt beQuiet Power Supply
- 3x 4TB WD Red Plus Hard Drives
- 250GB Crucial SATA SSD as the Boot Drive
Newly Aquired Parts:
Most of these are salvaged from a Server I scored used, the rest has been bought new online.
- Xeon 2620 V4 8C/16T 2.1-3 Ghz
- Supermicro 4U LGA 2011-3 Cooler, PWM Controlled
- 64GB of DDR4 2400MT/s ECC RAM
- Supermicro X10SRM-F mATX Mobo, HTML5 KVM, 10xSATA
- Asus Hyper M.2 X16 V2 Card, 4x PCIe 3.0 M.2 (has not yet arrived)
- 2* 512GB Kioxia Exceria Plus G2 NVME M.2s (has not yet arrived)
Pictures of the Build Process so far:
The New Server I got used, which will donate CPU, Mobo, RAM and Cooler:
My Old NAS Build, donating everything but the above mentioned:
Finished with the transplant:
FInal Notes
Overall, this upgrade went very smooth, I had all needed parts prepared and done my research.
I realized that I still had an SFF-8087 to 4xSATA Cable and plugged it into the Motherboards Header, reducing some wiring mess and giving me access to all SATA Ports.
The CPU Cooler needed some re-pasting and a repair on the fan mount, but that was quickly done with the help of pliers and a srewdriver.
A quick note on power usage:
The Server uses 41W at Idle in its current state and in the 50s under light loads. (measured at the wall)
To my suprise, that is the same power draw as with the previous E3 1220 and X9 Board!
What’s next:
What I’m missing now is the M.2 SSDs and PCIe Card to carry them, which should arrive shortly.
Right after that should also be the Release of TrueNAS Scale 22.02, so expect more to come soon!