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In 2026 I'm gonna try sort my backup situation once and for all; mine, my family and friends. At the moment, I only have the HDDs... and much to learn. On Reddit, reading about BitRot I noticed someone mentioning that if you get an AMD 5600XT, and ECC compatible Motherboard and RAM, you can make an ECC + BitRot protection system that will keep NAS files uncorrupted. Since hardware prices have gone crazy, and are due to become crazier really soon... I' researched that: €180 - Intel i5-12500 is the lowest team blue consumer CPU that's ECC compatible available €230 - Intel Core i5-14600K (with iGPU) is the lowest price team blue consumer CPU that's ECC compatible available €140 - AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is the lowest team red consumer CPU that's ECC compatible available Since in an "always on" system the TDP matters, 65W vs 125W is quite a big difference. But if one considers using the GTX 1080 GS 180W I retired some months ago, the TDP switches teams. So, considering getting ECC DDR4 ('cause I came out late to the DDR5 party), and having learnt that some Network Cards are not FreeNAS compatible yet, I would like appreciate if anyone has validated any of the configurations base CPU's and please do tell which Motherboards have you chosen? My main goals for an HexOS server are mainly remote Backups and little Streaming. So I doubt a dedicated graphics card will lend important performance. Also, do have any suggestions on cheaper ECC hardware available to get atm? Perhaps 2nd hand, although in Portugal there aren't that many IT companies that have upgraded Workstations or Servers.
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My system has 8 GB of DDR4 RAM, which is the minimum required. I did just order some more to get up to 16 GB, but in the meantime, I'm curious about the RAM usage. My system right now is at 31.3% in use and 58.1% cache, leaving just a little bit extra overhead. Is this cache usage normal or high? How does the cache work exactly/what does it do? Hopefully these aren't silly questions!
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I had some spare parts laying around, and supplemented with some new adds - amd 3700x - Rog Strix b550-wifi f mobo - 16 gb ddr4 3200 ram - 1660 Super (also have spare amd 6600 lying around) - 1x 256 gb nvme (planned for boot) - 1x 1TB nvme (planned for... something?) -5x 4TB HGST NAS HDDs (renewed from Amazon) My initial plan was using the server for media streaming (primarily), along with photo and document storage. Secondarily, I'd like to add other functionality (either light server hosting for video games like Minecraft, with the family, or smart home integration/security cam integration). My first concern is the setup - Do I need to hardwire the build to the router or will wifi 6 connectivity suffice? My second concern is the Hardware - How much RAM do I actually need for my intended purpose(s)? Which of my video cards are better suited for the purpose? Will my CPU suffice? With 4 people in the house, it's unclear how many streams we'd be running simultaneously (I'd guess 2 or 3 at most). Will my hardware suffice for 4k? Are there any other concerns I'm missing with my proposed setup?
