NAS Refresh

[FTLN]

Time to move my NAS/SERVER to a new case and also future proof the storage

Current NAS:

Case: Fractal Torrent Nano
Motherboard : X670E-I
CPU: 7950X Delidded
Storage: 8 x WD Red in Thunderbolt 3 External enlcosure
RAM: 2x48Gb DDR5 5600

New NAS:

 

[FTLN]

Problem

ITX only has 1 PCIe slot which is going to be used by my HBA card.
I need another x4 slot for a dual 10Gb network.

Fix

Break out one of the 2 M.2 slots to a PCIe riser card using OCULINK
Tested it all this afternoon and works perfectly

 

[FTLN]

Also for those thinking the NH-D9L is a bit small for a 7950x, I have to agree with you.

This is where delidding comes in handy and Noctuas offset mount / direct die kit.
CPU is much cooler now but as this is a NAS/Server I do still intend to use AMD ECO mode to limit power.

 

[FTLN]

Some piccies of the Jonsbo N3 case, should hopefully be here before the weekend:

 

[AlienALX]

Awesome. Overkill mode - on.

 

[FTLN]

Hopefully Jonsbo did their R&D and the drives are not too noisy in this case.

 

[Dicehunter]

A 7950X powered NAS and a 7950X3D powered main rig ? Did you win the lottery or sleep with someone very rich ? ^_^

 

[KingNosser]

well while the 7950X is complete overkill for a NAS it'll at least not need updating for a very long time maybe when your in your 70's lol

 

[FTLN]

Its actually a NAS + Proxmox Server + Firewall all in one.

Got quite a lot of training & certificates to pass over the coming months: Cyberark, VMWare, Cisco ++++ So this is gonna come in handy for virtualisation too.

It will run other services too like plex, dns, nginx & qbitorrent, pFsense.

The pFsense VM is actually running the network in my whole apartement (Wifi, Switches, IoT), this is why I needed the dual 10gig card for WAN and LAN ports:

 

[KingNosser]

qbitorrent I honestly feel this is the best of the bunch as far as torrent apps go I switched to this when I got gigabit and it made a massive difference compared to what i was using, Idk if it's code or the fact it's more barebones but it sure makes getting some things a lot faster for me

 

[FTLN]

qbitorrent I honestly feel this is the best of the bunch as far as torrent apps go I switched to this when I got gigabit and it made a massive difference compared to what i was using, Idk if it's code or the fact it's more barebones but it sure makes getting some things a lot faster for me

The best thing about it I like is the API, you can pretty much automate the whole feature set without once connecting to the webgui.

 

[KingNosser]

Well for me it was just more that it's better able to handle a large amount of connections vs others and since I get a gb+ down it makes things a lot quicker than others, like vastly.

 

[FTLN]

Build done boys !