Is the controller good enough? Is there something wrong with this server? Should I avoid these cpus? Will the Graphics card fit/work fine with it? Any advice would be highly appreciated!
Ya, you want an HBA not a RAID controller. IT mode essentualy makes it into an HBA. exposing individual drives, SMART info, etc. I have a similar card with IT mode firmware and it works great to add extra SATA/SAS ports without all the hardware RAID nonsense.
I don’t like the size/noise/power burn of old enterprise gear myself. that said, at least you are looking at gear thats not too terribly old. It is crazy overkill if it is just a plex server IMO.
A mid series motherboard, an 8 series i3, an IT mode firmwared LSI card from ebay, and a 10GiG NIC works absolute wonders for me.
PS I an not an unraid expert, I would check their forums.
@agaripian
Hey, I am curious did you pull the trigger on this server? I am looking at a very similar one from the same source. Thought I would see if you did this and if you have been satisfied with it so far?
