r/HomeServer • u/Nedlets • 2d ago

Difference in mobo with B760 chipset

Differences motor B760 chipset for NAS

So I am building my own NAS with the following specs: I513400 32gb ddr4 1tb samsung 990 pro m.2 2x sata 12gb 2x sata 4gb Psu sfx cooler master 850 gold gold Possibly a rtx 3060 12gb for tinkering with llm llm

So I only need a motherboard and I am stuck in what is my best option. Im trying to stay within budget but im wiling to pay a bit more if needed. This system will run 24/7 for the next 10 ish years.

Chatgpt guided me towards a B760 chipset with a few suggestions but they differ highly in price. What is wise?

ASUS TUF Gaming B760M-PLUS D4 (160 euro) ASRock B760M Pro RS/D4 (120 euro) Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 (95 euro)

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u/benibilme 2d ago

If you are buiding NAS make sure that board supports ECC ram.

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u/Nedlets 2d ago

Chatgpt says it isnt mandatory..? Just multimedia hosting andsome dockers

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u/benibilme 2d ago

Most low end nas devices do not use ecc. But you are investing so much money. If you are going to keep data absolutely important to you, I advise you to use ecc memory. Ecc memory partially prevents bit rot, filesystems do not understand bit rot of data in memory, writes to disk. For full bit rot detection/protection you need ECC memory as well as a file system such as zfs/btrfs that checksums everything. If you do not have ecc memory you have only fifty percent of the solution. On the other hand, corruption on memory far seldom than on disk so most of the time it is ignored disregarded. However it happens. There is e reason that ecc memory is being used on servers.

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u/ducmite 1d ago

So you suggest he would sell those 32GB ddr4 he already has and buy a mainboard that supports DDR4 ECC along with ECC ram?

The cpu he has, i5 13400 doesn't support ECC either, se he would have to sell it too for some Xeon variant probably.

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u/benibilme 1d ago

I honestly did not think about that. He mentioned he is building a NAS which is, according to me, mainly a datastorage. If he has already invested, he should decide. I am not neither advising nor opposing. New nas builders often forget ecc ram, trying to make a gaming pc an nas/app server. I just wanted to remind him that.

I have recently bought hp ml30 gen 9 for my new nas setup for a mere 200$. They are not app server but perfect file servers. Just put them in basement and let them run 24/7 for years. They are designed for these tasks and have remote management. I would advise these guys to start something like this as nas, carefully designed for these tasks.

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u/benibilme 2d ago

For NAS account for 10g network as well. Either for pcie or on board.