Hardware thoughts

Hello all.

Not too long ago I went down the path of acquiring a synology ds220+ in the hopes of replacing my odroid hc2 currently installed with omv4/deb9. When I setup the hc2 near a year ago I used a pre-made image (omv4/deb9 sdcard image) and then modified the system to my needs. I was able to succeed.

Now for some recent time I had been going down the rabbit hole of docker due to my 6 rpi's all netbooting off my hc2. I figure I could just host some of these services on my hc2 via docker. Turns out omv4/deb9 is eol and upgrading is going to be an adventure which led me to the synology. The synology only lasted maybe 30 minutes powered on before I decided it wasn't for me. I didn't realize the os was stored on the data drive as well. Not my preference. I have not had issues managing data drives separately from os drives and I prefer to stay that course.

So I returned the ds220+ and I am now looking at some hardware to build a nas of my own. Basically I am trying to aim at hardware just above what the ds220+ hardware was and then some. I have not been keeping up with the hardware times.

So this is what I managed to get together for the time being. Hoping for some thoughts from other hardware experts. I really do like this combo so far but I think a big issue for most people would be the number of sata connections. It currently only supports two sata hdd (2.5/3.5) with nvme for the os drive.

32GB RAM (2x16GB)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…tle_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Core i3-8100

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…tle_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Asus Prime H310T

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…n_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

250GB SSD for OS

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…n_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Power adaptor

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…n_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cooler Master Elite 110 case

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod…n_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am certain the total cost for all these pieces together I could have gotten another pre-built nas kit but unless I go to server level nas (1u style or larger) I haven't found any pre-built nas kit that accommodates more than 8gb of ram.

Honest critiques are welcome. Remember, I haven't kept up with hardware trends since maybe 2012 so some here might think there is a better combo. As a budget build I would like to know how this fairs.

Thanks all.

ryecoaaron You scared me for a bit. I saw that 95w on the listing but remembered reading 65w in the description and then I thought I was wrong when you pointed it out lol.

The full size atx psu support was another factor in the case for me. Eventually if I wanted to upgrade to a thick mitx board I have that option.

Thanks for the verification. I will be building my nas from these parts.

auanasgheps

Great post/thread. I didn't see your thread before now so it instills some confidence in me that I managed the parts I found on my general research.

I am hoping to maybe virtualize somethings here or there which is why I went the max ram route.

In your thread another user posted that your build isn't any cheaper than the synology but my short-lived experience with the synology is that I don't like having the os on the data drive which is what I saw from using my two throw away drives for initial setup.

The board I picked is a thin mITX that uses SODIMM ram slots for the extra compactness. I plan on 3d printing some brackets/carriages for extra drives when the time arises. Right now I am only at the 1 10tb drive active in my hc2 with another 10tb on standby.

Your thread did show me one item I missed...the cpu cooler. If I can't find a similar one at my local bestbuy/computer store then online it shall be.

Many thanks.

ryecoaaron

Awesome. I will ride that out.

I'm getting excited more and more about this build. All parts ordered so now the delivery wait

Zitat von gderf

Am I reading that right - only 2 SATA ports and no expansion slot?

Correct. Currently I only have 1 10tb drive in my hc2 and another 10tb on standby. I am not yet at the point of needing more than 2 drives. I don't hoard as much data as most do (yet) so this is everything I need at this point in time.

Zitat von gderf

Well, if your needs do change, I hope you can reuse the CPU, and memory in a more capable board.

I am prepared to move the cpu to a thick mITX board if that should happen but I don't anticipate it to be anytime soon anyways. The h310t also has an m.2 e key port for pcie expansion if I need it but again at that point I may as well change boards.

If I need extra drives and I don't feel like changing the board right away I may just use this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W…sc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

At that point if I need more than 4 data drives (which I don't think I am close to yet) then a new board will be done.

I can always test the vm performance and if it doesn't pan out then it won't be a huge loss. Alot of what I am trying to consolidate right now is linux headless stuff so docker should fill most of my immediate needs.