Hi everyone.
I would like to build a new NAS system for my home (max 3 users).
I was thinking about this build:
MOBO: ASUS E45M1-M PRO http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/E45M1M_PRO
CPU (on board): AMD APU E-450
RAM: 8 GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX (picked from the Memory Qualified Vendors list of the mobo)
HDDs: starting with three 3TB Western Digital (green or red)
CASE: a spare miniATX Cooler Master I already have
RAID Config: RAIDZ1
Questions:
PSU: advice? I like fanless PSUs, to lower the noise
FANS: are additional fans needed?
NIC: do you think it's worth to buy an Intel NIC, to use instead of the Realtek included on board?
FUTURE: What should I do if I want to add more drives in the future? Can the new drives be of a different capacity? Can I add just one drive or I have to add another drive for parity?
I read other threads on this forum, where I read about SuperMicro boards (with ECC support), but I can't afford the price. Moreover, I live in Italy, where those board are not easy to find.
Thanks!!!
I would like to build a new NAS system for my home (max 3 users).
I was thinking about this build:
MOBO: ASUS E45M1-M PRO http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/E45M1M_PRO
CPU (on board): AMD APU E-450
RAM: 8 GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX (picked from the Memory Qualified Vendors list of the mobo)
HDDs: starting with three 3TB Western Digital (green or red)
CASE: a spare miniATX Cooler Master I already have
RAID Config: RAIDZ1
Questions:
PSU: advice? I like fanless PSUs, to lower the noise
FANS: are additional fans needed?
NIC: do you think it's worth to buy an Intel NIC, to use instead of the Realtek included on board?
FUTURE: What should I do if I want to add more drives in the future? Can the new drives be of a different capacity? Can I add just one drive or I have to add another drive for parity?
I read other threads on this forum, where I read about SuperMicro boards (with ECC support), but I can't afford the price. Moreover, I live in Italy, where those board are not easy to find.
Thanks!!!