Opinions about ASROCK E3C224D2I Please

[vicmarto]

Hello guys.

I'm planing to build a NAS4Free box, and need opinions about the chosen motherboard: ASROCK E3C224D2I, http://www.asrockrack.com/general/produ ... =E3C224D2I Reasons? Price (about $187 ($212)), and respectable specifications.

It would be paired with ECC RAM (16GB), 6x2TB HDD, and something like an i3 4130T http://ark.intel.com/products/77481/Int ... Hz?q=4130T

The CPU is chosen because of ECC support, 35W, and AES-NI support (I plan to use encryption).

Please guys, what do you think? Opinions? Recommendations? Criticizes?

[b0ssman]

that board works. a friend build his nas using it.

however skylake cpus offer aes from the celeron range.
if you dont use it for anything other than filesharing a celeron will be enough.

[vicmarto]

Thanks b0ssman for your answer. Good to hear the Asrock is working well for your friend.

I'm near finishing the component list for my NAS, and need your opinions/advices:


· MOTHERBOARD: ASRock E3C224D2I http://www.asrockrack.com/general/produ ... =E3C226D2I

· PROCESSOR: Intel i3-4330T http://ark.intel.com/products/77770/Int ... e-3_00-GHz

· HDD: 6x2GB (I already own) --> In ZRAID2

· RAM: 2x Kingston KVR16E11/8 8GB ECC, 240-Pin http://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR16E11_8.pdf

· CASE: Fractal Design NODE 304 http://www.fractal-design.com/home/prod ... -304-white

· POWER: Be Quiet! Straight Power 10 500W CM http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/527

· CPU COOLER: ¿?¿?¿ Suggestions please? (Processor TDP is 35W)

Well, what do you think? Will it work? Something I'm missing?

[apollo567]

Think the PSU ist too big, think on something about 300/350 W

[vicmarto]

Think the PSU ist too big, think on something about 300/350 W

I though the more the better!!

[apollo567]

I though the more the better!!

No, you then are running the server at a less efficient loadlevel of the PSU
Think on such a PSU :
https://geizhals.de/fsp-fortron-source- ... at&hloc=de
or
https://geizhals.de/seasonic-g-series-g ... 30678.html

[b0ssman]

is the ram in approved list of the manufacturer?

for cpu cooler. try the bundled one first.
otherwise noctua makes very quiet cpu coolers.