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Soliciting some server storage solution advisement

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Yay alliterations!

I want to run a 24/7 Ubuntu server for the following purposes:
-Plex Media server
-Several minor game servers, right now Terraria
-I am not concerned with backup for these files, only protection against drive failure.
(I have a 3TB NAS for timed backups and important files)

Q1 Should I just run Raid5 or look into ZFS?
Q2 Should I go for a quad core?
The Dual core is fine for transcoding videos, but I don't know how much it would be a problem when concurrently running ZFS.

Related info:


I am planning on purchasing 4x 3TB drives for this project.
I already have:
-cases power supplies etc.
-775 board with an E6600 and 8gb ram
-775 board with an E8400 and 4gb ram. (I could also SELL both combos, and go with something else)
 
As per the ZFS gurus, ZFS adds protection against file corruption caused by bad bits on the media (not sure of the exact term as I don't use ZFS). If you are not concern about that, then go with mdadm RAID5. mdadm is better supported in the kernel and offer a lot more flexibility over ZFS.

If you are going to do any transcoding and power consumption is not a concern, get the fastest processor available. Throw more RAM in the box if you decide to go ZFS.
 
If you're not worried about backup, etc, I wouldn't mess with ZFS on Linux. Just run mdadm.
 
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