I built this box back in 2015, for about $1,100. It has been running pretty much non-stop. I’m just now seeing a first fault on one of the 8 WD Green 3TB drives. So, if they’re going to start failing, I’m wondering whether to start replacing them one at a time with a larger size, and wondering if there’s a sweet spot these days for best value. 6TB, 8TB, 10TB? WD Red, Green, Blue? Another brand? My thinking is that after replacing some number of them, I’ll decide to pull the trigger on the rest and go for the larger pool.
My old NAS box
Built in 2015
TrueNAS-13.0-U6.7
MB: Supermicro X9SCM-F
CPU: Pentium G2020 SR10H
RAM: Crucial 8GBx2 DDR3 PC3-14900 Unbuffered ECC 1.5V 1024Meg x 72
PSU: Seasonic SSR-360GP
Case: Fractal Designs R4
Boot:
SKL Tech USB 3.0 to SATA III 2.5-inch HDD/SSD UASP adapter cable
Samsung MZ-7TE1280 PM851 2.5-inch 128GB SSD (SATA6.0Gbps)
(on internal MB USB port)
Storage:
8x WD Green WD30EZRX 3TB (RAIDZ2)
IO Crest 2-port SATA III PCIe x1 card (SY-PEX40039)
(6 drives are on MB SATA ports, 2 on PCIe card)