For computer 2, I have tried to built a DIY Nas. However, it seems like the ethernet of the mother is not recognized by Truenas. Therefore, I have installed Proxmox in hope of using the VM to host a truenas… I don’t know whether it will success or not.
I am a complete newbie to this field, I wonder if installing a intel nic to these mother would work.
And, any further recommendation for fully utilize these parts? feel like a waste for dumping all these parts…
Stay away from Proxmox. You can lose all your data with a TrueNAS VM easily if not set up correctly.
Spec sheet for AsRock B660 Steel Legend shows Dragon RTL8125BG as NIC chipset. What version of TrueNAS are you attempting to install? You might have better luck with the other motherboard. That shows Intel NIC for specs.
RealTek NICs aren’t recommended but usually work.
Youd didn’t say nothing about your use case for the NAS
Both are gaming oriented hardware, so not the best for a nas; both supports ECC ram operating in no ECC mode (useless).
If i should choice from those 2 i vote for Computer 1, just because he have an integrated 1gb Intel NIC, and quiter rams.
As already said, Proxmox way must be avoided if you really don’t know what you doing, better run TN on bare metal.
Just for say: have you consider to sell those 2 pc, and use the budget achieved for better nas hardware?
One good sections with a few builds listed and other articles
Resources List including Detailed Hardware and System Build Notes (plus new user advice / help)
In my experience, a lot of YT video i saw contain a lot of terrible mistakes… most that can be summerized in “i show you that works during the video, but who care about that will works in reliable way during the real usage”. Other are just old to be considered valid today.
If you see this man
pay attention, you are on a good one!!!
you really need to explain your use case, and your budget.
Used server grade hardware, in most case, is the better way. And if the requirements are not so high, you can really save a lot of money
Reading documentation should be more reliable than watching videos…
Your computers are not so old as to be useless or worthless on the used market. Recycling one (I’d also go for Coffee Lake) as a NAS is fair for a first build.
If you want to do it “by the textbook” and go for server-grade hardware and ECC RAM, the recommendation is to go for older parts, used or refurbished to keep costs down—and avoid being a tester for bleeding edge hardware.
What are your storage needs? How many drives? Simple storage, or also apps?
So small that your ATX motherboards won’t fit in a Jonsbo N… So clarify the above questions.
Small is nice, but mini-ITX can be a pain for server motherboards: There are good embedded motherboards in this size, but for socketed CPUs you want micro-ATX.
Haven’t seen this man before… so I guess i probably on the wrong track… Where is his youtube channel??
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you really need to explain your use case, and your budget.
Used server grade hardware, in most case, is the better way. And if the requirements are not so high, you can really save a lot of money
I have actually bought a Fractal Design Define R6 that could be serves as one of the case.
The budget is assumed to be $1500. But, I guess I will try to used these parts to building a DIY a nas that could use different applications first… It seems like those docker and vm functions are great to be used.
I have 5 HDD which are second handed from the Amazon. I was planning to store some documents and photos for the setup. But, I think I will probably try some applicants such as flex… ?? It seems like it’s fun to do so…
That puts your needs at a minimum of 5 SATA ports, one or preferably two M.2 slots for an app pool, and another M.2 port for the boot drive (not to waste a valuable SATA). Noting that you can use adapters in PCIe slots for NVMe drives: One in a x4 slot (or less, boot would be very fine on x1); three in the x16 slot with x8x4x4 bifurcation.
So either of your ATX motherboards would fit with the Define R6. Raidz2 recommended for security on the storage pool.
Burn-in these second-hand drives before committing you data to it. You wouldn’t be the first to report getting defective drives from Amazon refurb.
Got the R5, honestly i really love It. Quite big but if space Is not a concern… Good choice IMHO
You can try off course, get a bit of experience, only advise: 32gb are enough for run a lot of apps with docker, but can be poor if you wanna virtualize a lot
I laughed, you have no idea how often we see this kind of statement. I too watch YouTube videos for help however you need to temper that with reading the docs and these forums.
$1500 and you have 5 HDDs sounds like a good deal, however you have not specified the drive capacities nor the drive models. If they are SMR drives, you will need different drives.
I do not know what country you live in so I don’t know what hardware sources are available to you, but as @etorix has said, there are used parts on the market that work very well for this application. My only suggestion is to buy from a reputable source, and I would use something like PayPal who will cover you rear if you are sent broken hardware. Read everything before buying used.
Where is his youtube channel??