Planning an all SSD build

[Melon_Block]

Budged: up to 2500€

Country: Germany

 

Hi all, now that I finally got my beta invite im planning a new Nas build with only ssds. I want it to be efficient, quiet and powerful. Which is why I've gone for the admittedly overkill ryzen 7 9700x. 

I need some general configuration advice as I've never done a NAS or server build before.

 

Current parts list

CPU: ryzen 7 9700x

Mobo: Asus PRIME B650-PLUS

Ram: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB 4 x 16 GB DDR5-5600 CL36

Storage: 4x Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4 TB PCIe 5.0 X2

Os: HexOs

 

More detailed list:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/CmGCb2

 

I have an old GTX 1070 I want to use as video out but I don't want to sacrifice one of my two x16 pcie slots. Can I just put it in a X1 slot? I know that I will need to cut it open on the end. And when the os is installed I might not need to keep it in anyway because it can be managed through a browser. Thoughts?

 

To explain some of my thought process for these choices. 

I've gone with 4 x 16gb because I think the bandwidth of 4 sticks is more important for a Nas than the latency. 

 

The ssds I picked because they need only 2 lanes of pcie 5.0 instead of 4x pcie 4.0.

 

I still need a 10gig network card but I haven't been able to find one that runs a 1x pcie 4.0 link. I only have 2 X1 slots on the motherboard. I also need a 16x pcie 5.0 expansion card to put all the ssds on. Im open to recommendations / Suggestions 

 

Sorry if this all sounds a bit rambling, I'm no writer.

 

Thank you

Melon_Block

[Rena]

I'm going to just point form notes my responses:

- 9700X has built in APU, so technically you don't need the GTX 1070 for video out during setup, unless you want to use it for hardware transcoding or something in the future
- Not sure about 9000 series, but back in 7000 series it was tricky to get 4 sticks of RAM to run at any speed other than JEDEC speeds (like 4200MT)
- What was your plan to connect 4 nvme drives? The motherboard you chose only have 2 slots.
- I've seen PCI-E 4.0 2X 10GbE cards but not 1X.  Example of one would be https://www.owc.com/solutions/10g-ethernet-pcie-network-adapter.  Some people did have success running it with open-ended PCI-E 4.0 1X slots

 

[RobotsNeverDie]

That cpu is so overkill lol. If you're not planning on running very intensive VMs I'd get a cheaper cpu and put that money towards more storage or faster networking gear.

[Sparkrdom]

23 minutes ago, RobotsNeverDie said:

That cpu is so overkill lol. If you're not planning on running very intensive VMs I'd get a cheaper cpu and put that money towards more storage or faster networking gear.

Seriously! My current server CPU is my old 5600x I replaced with a 5800x3D in my main rig, and is definitely overkill. A 9700x is wild!

[Dylan]

overkill = future proofing

If you've got the funds and know how to leverage your resources well, then...go for it.

[mineblaster]

i would cut the board for biggers nics. using a dremal is the only way ive done it but ive heard of people using a hot knife. i would also check if the motherboard has "pci-e bifurcation" as quad nvme cards with a pcie switch cost alot more than ones without.

[Gonzo]

I want to build a powerful but efficient build for my Hex os. Currently use 8700k on my unraid build. No need for External GPU for my plex transcodes 

[Melon_Block]

well i know its overkill for a NAS, but I'm also planning on hosting a Minecraft server on it and generally have a "server sanbox". I also wanted it to be efficient, and since the newest generation of AMD cpus is more focused on efficiency it just fit.

Also is there any way to edit posts? I dont really have a beta invite, i thought i did but no luck.