u/Future_Recognition84

Hey all! Doing my first Custom TrueNAS build : )
Goal is data integrity (I have backups too). Going to get some parts used off of ebay!

Motherboard Requirements:

• SAS via HBA PCEI or Native, whatever's cheaper
• 32g RAM RDIMM DDR4

Looking for a PC Case:

• 4-8 HDDs
• quiet
• good air circulation (Maybe fractal Define 7?)

Hardware Assumptions I made - let me know if these are off!

• RDIMM ECC DDR4 > UDIMM ECC DDR5 > UDIMM ECC DDR4 for data integrity
• SAS > SATA for Data integrity
• Case > Rack for quiet

Many thanks!

(I'm sorry the post flair isn't working!!!)

EDIT: This question has basically evolved into: "What kind of SAS would be negligible to it's SATA counterpart for a small closet by my desk in terms of heat and noise?"

Hey all! I'm going to buy two 8tb HDDs and a used old desktop off of ebay for building my first NAS! Going to mirror the drives with TrueNAS.

Should I look to get SAS or SATA drives? I'm willing to get an HBA or whatever if SAS is superior.

The NAS is going to go in the closet by my desk, so I'd prefer it be quieter but not at the cost of security.

I'm just a guy who gets paranoid, and if SAS is more robust and seems to have a brighter future than SATA, I'd prefer it!

Many thanks :)

PS - I use a WD-White-WD140EDGZ for backups!

PPS - No option for a flair :( I'll check back and add it if it gives me the option!