Hi everybody,
I'm new to the forum but have been playing around with OMV for some while now. I hope some of you could give me some advice on specific hardware which I may acquire.
My goal is to fully replace my ageing 4-bay Synology DS414 NAS. The Synology does a fine job serving files and doing timemachine backups, but I've decided to upgrade to something more resilient and powerful which also has customisable software. Besides serving files and timemachine backups, it should run a torrent setup (Deluge, Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Jacket) and Plex media server capable of transcoding 2 streams simultaneously.
I tested OMV image on a Rock64 I had which lying around and realised OMV is probably the system for me. It does what I want it to do quite easily, also I'm already familiar enough with Linux and Debian. But the Rock64 didn't have the processing umph for Plex transcoding. Now I have a second test system running on an old Dell Latitude E6440 with Intel i5-4300M, which is working very well. But the external HDD case attached to the laptop is very loud, and probably a laptop isn't the best choice for a 24/7 NAS. So I'm scouting options for a more permanent solution.
So now my request for advice. I have the option to buy a second-hand system with the below specs, so I may decide to go for this system rather than assemble one myself:
- CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230V2
- Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4
- RAM: 32GB (4x 8gb Samsung)
- SSD: Crucial M500 240gb
- PSU: Corsair CX500M
- Case: Antec P100 with 140mm fans
- HDDs: not included, I already have a bunch of WD Red drives that will go in the NAS
Do you see any objections or hardware compatibility issues with this? This seems more than powerful enough for my requirements and the price is reasonable, noise output is actually my only concern.
Thanks for any advice you are willing to provide!