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Did similar recently. Some suggestions for anyone else looking to do the same: i3 runs a bit cooler than ryzen, still 8 threads. 8tb WD blues (they're SMR at
by dhzhzjsbevs 4y ago
Did similar recently.
Some suggestions for anyone else looking to do the same:
i3 runs a bit cooler than ryzen, still 8 threads. 8tb WD blues (they're SMR at 8 and up). You can find Atx boards with 8 sata ports and dual nvme slots for caching / fast pools.
- giantrobot 4y agoI'd be really careful about SMRs in a RAID. You can end up with no end of performance issues. It's all the downsides of a single SMR drive multiplied by however many drives are in the pools.
- bcook 4y agoI think @dhzhzjsbevs meant that 8TB and higher is CMR. A quick google search seems to support that.
- giantrobot 4y agoYou actually have to be careful. There's disk sizes where the manufacturer will do say 8TB CMR and essentially the same drive with different firmware as a 10TB SMR. They'll also have a 10TB CMR model. You have to pay close attention to the model numbers. It's even more of a crapshoot if you shuck drives. You have to carefully research what externals are known to have CMRs. SMRs are a fucking blight.
- dhzhzjsbevs 4y agoYup, sorry got them mixed up. 8tb and up WD blues are all cmr. The Seagate ones are all hit and miss unless you go for Nas drives.