Hi All,
At long last I've finally got some spare change and time enough to upgrade my ancient file server.
For reference, this is what I've been working with:
Xeon x3440
Intel 2600 mobo
12GB ram
Unraid
4x 8TB
4x 4TB
2x 240gb cache
Currently parity takes approximately 18hrs to run, and the thing can only transcode 1 stream in Emby before maxing out CPU in general.
I'm wanting to be able to do some more self hosting, along with running more streams at higher quality and have a play with some home lab stuff. FYI I'm in Aus. Here's what I currently have in mind based on my research:
CPU: E5-2696 x2 (~$110USDea)
Mobo:
Option 1: Asus Z9PR-D12 w/ 1u heatsinks (~$120USD shipped) (ASUS Motherboard Z9PR-D12 Intel LGA 2011 Socket R with 2 x 1U Heatsink | eBay)
Option 2: SuperMicro X9DRH-IF (~$199USD shipped) (SuperMicro X9DRH-IF Xeon Motherboard (MBD-X9DRH-IF) | eBay)
RAM: 32GB 1600 DDR3 already owned. (4x 8GB)
I have a case that should fit either board fine, and I plan to transfer the drives and OS over to the new rig once built. I'm also thinking of getting a x540 for 10GbE and 2x NVMe SSDs for cache with NVME/PCIe adapters.
I suppose my questions are, since it's been so long since I've done a server build I'm really out of practice:
1) Is there any reason to choose the SM over the Asus given the cost difference (plus it comes with heatsinks)?
2) Would it be worth getting a graphics card to assist with the transcoding jobs or just leave it on the CPUs?
3) Is there anything obvious I'm forgetting?
Thanks,
Dan
At long last I've finally got some spare change and time enough to upgrade my ancient file server.
For reference, this is what I've been working with:
Xeon x3440
Intel 2600 mobo
12GB ram
Unraid
4x 8TB
4x 4TB
2x 240gb cache
Currently parity takes approximately 18hrs to run, and the thing can only transcode 1 stream in Emby before maxing out CPU in general.
I'm wanting to be able to do some more self hosting, along with running more streams at higher quality and have a play with some home lab stuff. FYI I'm in Aus. Here's what I currently have in mind based on my research:
CPU: E5-2696 x2 (~$110USDea)
Mobo:
Option 1: Asus Z9PR-D12 w/ 1u heatsinks (~$120USD shipped) (ASUS Motherboard Z9PR-D12 Intel LGA 2011 Socket R with 2 x 1U Heatsink | eBay)
Option 2: SuperMicro X9DRH-IF (~$199USD shipped) (SuperMicro X9DRH-IF Xeon Motherboard (MBD-X9DRH-IF) | eBay)
RAM: 32GB 1600 DDR3 already owned. (4x 8GB)
I have a case that should fit either board fine, and I plan to transfer the drives and OS over to the new rig once built. I'm also thinking of getting a x540 for 10GbE and 2x NVMe SSDs for cache with NVME/PCIe adapters.
I suppose my questions are, since it's been so long since I've done a server build I'm really out of practice:
1) Is there any reason to choose the SM over the Asus given the cost difference (plus it comes with heatsinks)?
2) Would it be worth getting a graphics card to assist with the transcoding jobs or just leave it on the CPUs?
3) Is there anything obvious I'm forgetting?
Thanks,
Dan