Need help with a server build

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i'm looking to update my home/ small business server. my server right now is used as a nas with zfs, and a live tv backend built on mythbuntu. my current system is a old AMD Phenom II X4 965 with 32gb of ram.

i just had my first hdd in my zfs go out and it made me wish i had a proper server case with hot swap able hdd bays. it seems like it mite be a better idea to just buy a used server then trying to add hs bays.

so this is what i would like my "new" sever to do

tv backend

2 zfs2 pools with 6 sata drives

i would like to also figure out how to have a watch folder to do video transcode jobs. the main reason i have the nas right know is to store all my video footage because i make promo videos for my small business. right now i trans code video on my workstation to prores for editing. but i would like the server to do this. is there a good way to do this under linux?

last i want to have a 10gb copper from server to my work station. and a 10gb from server to a switch for the rest of the network

so i was looking at something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/152510916409
what do you guys think? to much to little? what about a cheap 10gb nic card for linux?
that listing says it has no raid controller, do i need one for zfs? is there a better used sever i should be looking for that has 12 bays for 3.5 hdds?

if you haven't noticed the goal is as cheap as possible!

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very capable for nas and tv backend purposes, but I couldn't tell you if it has enough horsepower for transcoding

Yes and no. ZFS prefers direct access to the drives and a raid controller normally doesn't offer this. Get a HBA card or a raid controller which can be flashed into IT mode to make it behave like a HBA. The IBM M1015 is a popular example.

Maybe not better but a dell c2100 can be obtained very cheap, especially if you build it (partially) yourself.

extensive topic on the freenas forum:

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