MightyMango
Cadet
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2014
- Messages
- 6
Hello everyone,
I have been looking into getting a NAS a little while now to replace my use of Dropbox for transferring files across different operating systems. I am an Actor and filmmaker so I am constantly transferring video files from my on the go machine (Macbook Air) and my main editing machine (Mac Pro) so using Dropbox is really becoming tiresome due to storage limitations. I was also interested in using this NAS as a media streaming server using Plex for transcoding.
I have picked out these parts but I am unsure if I should just go with a Freenas mini as it is cheaper once shipping costs of my build come into play and because the Freenas mini is already configured correctly.
Motherboard and CPU: SUPERMICRO MBD-A1SAi-2750F-O
Ram: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
PSU: SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V
Case: Fractal design Node 304
HD: Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD10EFRX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive x4
I was also thinking of throwing in some Noctua 92mm case fans and was also considering a Xeon processor but don't know if it's necessary and I would have to choose a different motherboard for that. I was hoping somebody could help me decide if I should just get the Freenas mini or alter my current build idea to fit my needs.
Thanks for reading my intro and I look forward to learning lots more on my journey for a solid NAS,
I have been looking into getting a NAS a little while now to replace my use of Dropbox for transferring files across different operating systems. I am an Actor and filmmaker so I am constantly transferring video files from my on the go machine (Macbook Air) and my main editing machine (Mac Pro) so using Dropbox is really becoming tiresome due to storage limitations. I was also interested in using this NAS as a media streaming server using Plex for transcoding.
I have picked out these parts but I am unsure if I should just go with a Freenas mini as it is cheaper once shipping costs of my build come into play and because the Freenas mini is already configured correctly.
Motherboard and CPU: SUPERMICRO MBD-A1SAi-2750F-O
Ram: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
PSU: SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V
Case: Fractal design Node 304
HD: Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD10EFRX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive x4
I was also thinking of throwing in some Noctua 92mm case fans and was also considering a Xeon processor but don't know if it's necessary and I would have to choose a different motherboard for that. I was hoping somebody could help me decide if I should just get the Freenas mini or alter my current build idea to fit my needs.
Thanks for reading my intro and I look forward to learning lots more on my journey for a solid NAS,