Going Ryzen!

I picked up a new processor and motherboard for the NAS server. The Ryzen 3600 threads to TDP ratio is fantastic and is an easy upgrade choice to replace the ageing AMD 8350 already in the server.

New RAM

Newegg was having a sale for the https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232418?Item=N82E16820232418 so I picked it up for 109$. 

New HBA's on its way

I decided to replace the two I/O Crest 4 Port SATA III PCI-e 2.0 x1 with two LSI SAS9201-8i controllers for the NAS server.

I/O Crest Controller Card

More drives into the array!

I picked up two WD - easystore 8TB external drives from best buy when they were on sale for $129.99 each. Both drives were shucked and installed into the NAS without issues.

New Power Supply

Amazon was having a sale for the CORSAIR RMi Series, RM1000i, 1000 Watt, 80+ Gold Certified, Fully Modular - Digital Power Supply so I picked it up for 127$.

NAS Server Hard Drive Upgrades

Hardware Parts:

1. I/O Crest 4 Port SATA III PCI-e 2.0 Controller Card
2. 4 TB Western Digital WD40EZRZ Hard Drive
3. 3TB Western Digital WD30EZRX Hard Drive
4. 1TB HitachiHDE721010SLA330 Hard Drive
5. 4pcs/Set SATACable

Hardware Installation:

The hardware installation went smoothly. The case had basic maintenance performed such as cleaning the fan filters and removing dust. The new drives and the existing hard drive were removed and reseated into their caddies. USB front headers and audio ports were removed since they are not being used. Cables are now routed through the case to hide extra length.

Software Installation:
The two(Western Digital) hard drives were precleared and added to the UnRAID volume. The Hitachi drive is quite old and so it is too risky to add to the volume. The Hitachi hard drive was precleared and setup as an unassigned device. The plan is to use this drive as a buffer for downloads. At the moment, downloads are loaded onto the volume causing at least two drives to be spun up at any given time (The parity drive and the drive containing the data). If the Hitachi drive fails only the unsorted downloads would be lost and that isn't a big deal.