Hi all. The kind people over at anandtech.com have convinced me to not buy a commercial NAS and build my own. My current Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ is used 99% of the time just for streaming movies/tv shows to up to 4 clients at a time. I run into problems when files are being copied to the NAS while I'm watching videos on the NAS.
I have 4 2TB WD Red drives currently in my NAS which will be reused in the new NAS. I was looking at the Synology DS412+ for $600 when I started exploring the FreeNAS option. So far, this is the build I've come up with:
case DIYPC Skyline-A Black Steel USB 3.0 ATX and Micro-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1x 80mm Fan 18.99
cpu Intel Pentium G3220 Haswell 3.0GHz LGA 1150 54W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646G3220 69.99
mobo ASRock H87M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX 82.99
memory AVEXIR Standard Series 8GB SDRAM (4GB X2) Dual Channel CL9 240-pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Module Model AVD3U16000904G-2SW 69.99
psu CORSAIR CXM series CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active 49.99
All this for a grand total coming in under $300. Is this a good set up for home use? Does anybody have any other recommendations/criticisms? Any specific USB drive I should consider for running FreeNAS?
As soon as I can get some verification I'm going to go ahead and pull the trigger... thanks in advance!
I have 4 2TB WD Red drives currently in my NAS which will be reused in the new NAS. I was looking at the Synology DS412+ for $600 when I started exploring the FreeNAS option. So far, this is the build I've come up with:
case DIYPC Skyline-A Black Steel USB 3.0 ATX and Micro-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1x 80mm Fan 18.99
cpu Intel Pentium G3220 Haswell 3.0GHz LGA 1150 54W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646G3220 69.99
mobo ASRock H87M Pro4 LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX 82.99
memory AVEXIR Standard Series 8GB SDRAM (4GB X2) Dual Channel CL9 240-pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Module Model AVD3U16000904G-2SW 69.99
psu CORSAIR CXM series CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active 49.99
All this for a grand total coming in under $300. Is this a good set up for home use? Does anybody have any other recommendations/criticisms? Any specific USB drive I should consider for running FreeNAS?
As soon as I can get some verification I'm going to go ahead and pull the trigger... thanks in advance!