2014-01-02, 02:10
Hello everyone,
I'm currently working on a new NAS/HTPC build for my room, and I'd like some opinions on my hardware choices.
First of all: I know running XBMC on the same box that contains all my drives is considered a bad idea, please don't lecture me on this
CPU: Core i3-4130T
Case: Fractal Define R4
Mainboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme6
Boot SSD: 120GB Samsung 840 Evo
RAM: 8GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR3-1600 CL11 (KVR16N11/8)
BluRay writer: LG BH16NS40
GPU: NVIDIA G210 (already owned)
I have one PCI TV tuner, and may add another (either PCI or USB).
HDDs are mix-and-match. Yes, I have a use for all 8 of them - I need to make two (temporary) copies of my 4 previous drives totalling 5.5TB, so I need ~11TB + ZFS RAID spare in addition, and would like to keep using my old drives as long as possible. Partition-level RAID, in case you're wondering how I'm planning to integrate different-size drives into that.
As for the PSU, 500-600W seems about right, judging by various online calculators - does this sound reasonable, and do you guys have any suggestions?
And about the CPU cooler, I really don't know. Got any ideas for what I might put on there? I'm not planning to do anything more resource intensive than HTPC stuff (XBMC, file storage, downloading) and I'd like to keep this as quiet as possible since I probably won't be able to move this out of my room. I assume the HDDs are the bigger noisemaker here? Again, if anyone has an idea how I could keep the noise level down, or more soundproof cases, it'd be much appreciated
I gotta say though, this feels like overkill. The only reason I'm going for a ~gamer~ mainboard is that I can't find anything more modest that still has 10 SATA ports. 8GB RAM seems like a lot too, but I hear you need a lot to get reasonable performance on ZFS, is that true?
Perhaps there's also a more efficient alternative to the i3?
Thanks in advance for your help
I'm currently working on a new NAS/HTPC build for my room, and I'd like some opinions on my hardware choices.
First of all: I know running XBMC on the same box that contains all my drives is considered a bad idea, please don't lecture me on this
CPU: Core i3-4130T
Case: Fractal Define R4
Mainboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme6
Boot SSD: 120GB Samsung 840 Evo
RAM: 8GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR3-1600 CL11 (KVR16N11/8)
BluRay writer: LG BH16NS40
GPU: NVIDIA G210 (already owned)
I have one PCI TV tuner, and may add another (either PCI or USB).
HDDs are mix-and-match. Yes, I have a use for all 8 of them - I need to make two (temporary) copies of my 4 previous drives totalling 5.5TB, so I need ~11TB + ZFS RAID spare in addition, and would like to keep using my old drives as long as possible. Partition-level RAID, in case you're wondering how I'm planning to integrate different-size drives into that.
As for the PSU, 500-600W seems about right, judging by various online calculators - does this sound reasonable, and do you guys have any suggestions?
And about the CPU cooler, I really don't know. Got any ideas for what I might put on there? I'm not planning to do anything more resource intensive than HTPC stuff (XBMC, file storage, downloading) and I'd like to keep this as quiet as possible since I probably won't be able to move this out of my room. I assume the HDDs are the bigger noisemaker here? Again, if anyone has an idea how I could keep the noise level down, or more soundproof cases, it'd be much appreciated
I gotta say though, this feels like overkill. The only reason I'm going for a ~gamer~ mainboard is that I can't find anything more modest that still has 10 SATA ports. 8GB RAM seems like a lot too, but I hear you need a lot to get reasonable performance on ZFS, is that true?
Perhaps there's also a more efficient alternative to the i3?
Thanks in advance for your help