Hi guys,
I’m new to the forum, and I apologize in advance for my google translator English…
I would like to build a home nas-server with an old pc, but I need a MB Asus ws in atx format (I don’t look at other brands or pre-built nas), but I find myself stuck on the choice between some models.
From what I deduced reading here on the forum, it seems that ECC ram is almost mandatory like an intel xenon, so I have included these models:
Asus ws c246
Asus ws c422
Asus w480 pro ace
Asus ws x99 ipmi
While discarded for lack of xenon and ecc:
Asus ws w680 pro ace ipmi
Asus ws x299 pro se
Asus ws z390 pro
Could you recommend the most versatile of these?
Thank you very much
Why? You’re depriving yourself of valuable alternatives from Supermicro, Gigabyte, AsRock Rack, Tyan/Mitac, etc.
Not “mandatory”, but recommended. If you’re buying specifically to build the NAS, it is best to do it “by the texbook”, with ECC RAM.
Note that C246 boards with a Core i3 (not i5 or higher) can use ECC UDIMM.
Conversely, W680 boards can use ECC UDIMM with a Core i5 or higher (there’s no desktop Xeon W-1400 in this generation).
Also most Ryzen CPUs can unofficially use ECC UDIMM. There is now the EPYC 4004 line with full official support for ECC, and, contrary to Intel Xeon E/Xeon W-1000, EPYC 4004 is priced similarly to regular desktop Ryzen CPUs—there’s no “Xeon tax” with AMD.
This depens on what you intend to do. How many drives in the NAS? Do you also want to run apps or VMs on the NAS?
Si qualche app,
Vorrei principalmente tenere tutti i miei file documenti, foto, musica e video non arrivo a 8t massimo e avere una copia del sudetto hd.
Un hd per registrazione telecamere
E cloud dei vari device mac e windows + iphone e ipad
Plex per video al massimo
Nulla di piu
Nothing too demanding then.
Dropping the ECC requirements, you might use any old PC.
With ECC, I’d suggest looking into AM4 boards, or a AsRock Rack E3C246D4U4-2T from eBay (“new old stock” from China) with a Core i3-9100 or Xeon E-2100/2200 (does Plex involves transcoding?)
You can also post in the “International” section with the Italian language tag. There are some very active Italians in the forum.
