Raid 5 vs. Raid-10 - What is better for mediapc, what happens if MB defect?

so.... what you are basically saying is that it is better to keep the storage-computer and the media-playing-computer seperated, and to set up the storage-computer as a NAS, e.g. with FreeNAS? There, a Softwareraid should be used, so that in case the controller breaks down, the raid is still functionable on a different system?

now, i have to buy hardware anyway - i have no board with enough S-ATAII connectors... i would like to attach max. 4*2TB.... is there a board / CPU you would recommend me to buy?

eskro Wrote:Like there's no Ethernet Enclosures that i could put a HDD in it
and have it connected to my Router
so that my other PC's could access it using SMB protocol or NFS??

Yes. Here is the cheapest 4bay one available:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

And that one is dog slow. You and I both know for less you can build a 10 bay mediaserver. Hence, the need to build.

SwissElite Wrote:so.... what you are basically saying is that it is better to keep the storage-computer and the media-playing-computer seperated, and to set up the storage-computer as a NAS, e.g. with FreeNAS? There, a Softwareraid should be used, so that in case the controller breaks down, the raid is still functionable on a different system?

You got it 100%.

Quote:now, i have to buy hardware anyway - i have no board with enough S-ATAII connectors

PCIe slots can easily be converted to sata slots.

oh boy,,,
how can it have a Gigabit LAN & only speed up to 25MBps !!??
Netgear ReadyNas NV+ 4-bay NAS Drive Enclosure w/ Gigabit & speeds up to 25MBps (Diskless)


And as a extreme cheap solution, what about this thing
Seagate STAM2000100 2TB GoFlex Home Network Storage System $160 ??

poofyhairguy Wrote:PCIe slots can easily be converted to sata slots.

... i unfortunately dont have PCIe in my existing Hardware... only PCI... i see that there are cards for PCI, too, however, one of those costs already around 40$ -> and i need at least 2 of them, because they each only support 2 disks...

Hence, I guess i prefer to pay slightly more, but to have entirely new hardware, which then at least consumes less energy, too..

any idea what i should buy for a 4*2 TB NAS? - cheap - energy efficient - silent?

4 x 2TB NAS wont be cheap unfortunately...
will be very pricey $$$
:/

SwissElite Wrote:... i unfortunately dont have PCIe in my existing Hardware... only PCI... i see that there are cards for PCI, too, however, one of those costs already around 40$ -> and i need at least 2 of them, because they each only support 2 disks...

There is also a more severe downside of using PCI controllers as opposed to PCI-E. The PCI bus has a bandwidth limitation of 128MB/s which is spread across the number of devices accessing the bus at the same time. With 4 HDD connected for example you would only get a maximum theoretical speed of 32MB/s during operations that require all drives to be accessed at the same time which translated to less than 25MB/s in practice. For this reason you should stay away from the PCI bus and prefer the PCI-E instead.

well - that money i will spend anyways - independent wether i buy a professional NAS or if i build it myself... so im more asking about the rest... cpu, mainboard and stuff

well then, wait for Poofy on this,,,
i'll wait too
but like he said,
the way to go is building it yourself again,,,,
i mean look at this...

Iomega Swappable HDD NAS Server 4TB = $284 CAD
+
2 x 2TB Seagate HDD = $160 CAD
TOTAL ===> $444 CAD + Shipping

Maybe you can build a tiny PC to act as NAS with that price....

maxinc Wrote:There is also a more severe downside of using PCI controllers as opposed to PCI-E. The PCI bus has a bandwidth limitation of 128MB/s which is spread across the number of devices accessing the bus at the same time. With 4 HDD connected for example you would only get a maximum theoretical speed of 32MB/s during operations that require all drives to be accessed at the same time which translated to less than 25MB/s in practice. For this reason you should stay away from the PCI bus and prefer the PCI-E instead.

This is so true and I wish more people knew this.