3 ms·

The Snapdragon 600E has SATA3? You got my attention. Someone could make a NAS board that a) is fast b) has low power consumption c) is cheap The Odroid is n

The Snapdragon 600E has SATA3? You got my attention. Someone could make a NAS board that a) is fast b) has low power consumption c) is cheap The Odroid is nearly perfect with its USB3 port but native Sata would be sweet!

dragontamer 10y ago
C) were always available with the Intel Atom boards or AMD's AM1 platform. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157489&cm_re=AMD_AM1-_-13-157-489-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U90745 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U907... ----------- While not fast by PC standards, this chip will still run circles around Snapdragon 600E. I'd think that AM1-based computers are the ideal cheap NAS setup. I'd spend a bit more money though to get older, better supported hardware (AM3+ / FX-6300). I'm sinking ~$400 into hard drives anyway so what's another $50 for more performance and better hardware support? (AM3+ is supported by FreeBSD and therefore FreeNAS / Nas4Free). But if you're going for a Linux build which generally has good support for these things, AMD's AM1 is a strong contender. --------- Intel's Atom is a contender as well, so it deserves a mention: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157417 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157... But I've found that AM1 mobos + AM1 CPU is actually cheaper than the Intel Atom all-in-one boards.
- MrBuddyCasino 10y ago
  Looks like a nice build! I'm currently running a Synology 2013j which has 512MB of RAM and a 1.2GHz Marvell Armada 370, and the only thing I'd like to speed up is PAR2, otherwise it does the job of feeding AppleTV just fine. The quad-core 1,5Ghz cores should definitely help here. AM1 looks like a 25W CPU plus what the chipset consumes, which I don't consider to be very energy efficient anymore. The price for the whole system (RAM, PSU, case) will probably be quite a bit higher as well. But it looks like good option if you need a standard platform with comparatively high single thread performance.
  - dragontamer 10y ago
    Its certainly not energy efficient. Which is why I said it only satisfies "C" :-) But 25W is still more energy efficient than a full-blown computer. > The price for the whole system (RAM, PSU, case) will probably be quite a bit higher as well. $20 for 4GB of RAM + $40 case. You really can build the core components for less than $150. Don't forget the $10 USB boot drive. USB-boot seems like a superior option over hard-drive boot. That way, your entire hard drives can be used for data-storage. USB-boot can be easily backed up separately and kept independent of your data. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231423 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B1026 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B10... Or spend a bit more on a bigger case + PCI SATA3 port extensions to grow to 6+ Hard Drives. ---------- Of course, the hard drives you put in will raise the costs by several hundred dollars. (Four 5TB Drives will cost $600 for example). > But it looks like good option if you need a standard platform with comparatively high single thread performance. I've contemplated a Windows-based NAS before, but the $100 Windows tax is just too much. But I do want to play with Storage Spaces. It seems like Storage Spaces + ReFS is Microsoft's answer to BTFS / ZFS. And I do mean the two features combined. ReFS only does bitrot checking so it isn't quite a ZFS replacement. But combined with Storage Spaces the Windows solution has distinct advantages. -------------------------- I've ordered a Synology for work, and it works good too. Its simple and solid, works with everything I expected out of the box. At home, I can afford a little bit of time to baby these machines (ie: build custom). Plus, you can build 4-bay systems for very cheap. Lots of good configurations out there. I think people forget about standard PCs because they think they're expensive... but for the costs of ~$100 (like a Dragonboard), the standard PC / AM1 platform is indeed competitive. Although it does use more power.
crististm 10y ago
Someone who can get hands on datasheets as well.

dragontamer 10y ago

C) were always available with the Intel Atom boards or AMD's AM1 platform. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157489&cm_re=AMD_AM1-_-13-157-489-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U90745 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N83U907... ----------- While not fast by PC standards, this chip will still run circles around Snapdragon 600E. I'd think that AM1-based computers are the ideal cheap NAS setup. I'd spend a bit more money though to get older, better supported hardware (AM3+ / FX-6300). I'm sinking ~$400 into hard drives anyway so what's another $50 for more performance and better hardware support? (AM3+ is supported by FreeBSD and therefore FreeNAS / Nas4Free). But if you're going for a Linux build which generally has good support for these things, AMD's AM1 is a strong contender. --------- Intel's Atom is a contender as well, so it deserves a mention: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157417 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157... But I've found that AM1 mobos + AM1 CPU is actually cheaper than the Intel Atom all-in-one boards.

MrBuddyCasino 10y ago
Looks like a nice build! I'm currently running a Synology 2013j which has 512MB of RAM and a 1.2GHz Marvell Armada 370, and the only thing I'd like to speed up is PAR2, otherwise it does the job of feeding AppleTV just fine. The quad-core 1,5Ghz cores should definitely help here. AM1 looks like a 25W CPU plus what the chipset consumes, which I don't consider to be very energy efficient anymore. The price for the whole system (RAM, PSU, case) will probably be quite a bit higher as well. But it looks like good option if you need a standard platform with comparatively high single thread performance.
- dragontamer 10y ago
  Its certainly not energy efficient. Which is why I said it only satisfies "C" :-) But 25W is still more energy efficient than a full-blown computer. > The price for the whole system (RAM, PSU, case) will probably be quite a bit higher as well. $20 for 4GB of RAM + $40 case. You really can build the core components for less than $150. Don't forget the $10 USB boot drive. USB-boot seems like a superior option over hard-drive boot. That way, your entire hard drives can be used for data-storage. USB-boot can be easily backed up separately and kept independent of your data. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231423 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B1026 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B10... Or spend a bit more on a bigger case + PCI SATA3 port extensions to grow to 6+ Hard Drives. ---------- Of course, the hard drives you put in will raise the costs by several hundred dollars. (Four 5TB Drives will cost $600 for example). > But it looks like good option if you need a standard platform with comparatively high single thread performance. I've contemplated a Windows-based NAS before, but the $100 Windows tax is just too much. But I do want to play with Storage Spaces. It seems like Storage Spaces + ReFS is Microsoft's answer to BTFS / ZFS. And I do mean the two features combined. ReFS only does bitrot checking so it isn't quite a ZFS replacement. But combined with Storage Spaces the Windows solution has distinct advantages. -------------------------- I've ordered a Synology for work, and it works good too. Its simple and solid, works with everything I expected out of the box. At home, I can afford a little bit of time to baby these machines (ie: build custom). Plus, you can build 4-bay systems for very cheap. Lots of good configurations out there. I think people forget about standard PCs because they think they're expensive... but for the costs of ~$100 (like a Dragonboard), the standard PC / AM1 platform is indeed competitive. Although it does use more power.

crististm 10y ago

Someone who can get hands on datasheets as well.