Moderator angerthosenear Posted June 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted June 12, 2013 New to building NASes. I was wondering if I'm completely missing something. I plan on using FreeNAS with a ZFS-Z1 config (I'm not too worried about drives going kaput). Yay PCPartPicker PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI Z77MA-G45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($111.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($111.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($111.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($111.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($111.99 @ Adorama) Power Supply: LEPA G 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($78.98 @ Outlet PC) Total: $977.90 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 18:05 EDT-0400) I already have a case. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Lawrence Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Have you looked into something like unRaid? NAS alternative: My unRAID server build - RedFlagDeals.com ForumsIsn't as demanding spec-wise. Doesn't require exact same drives to work properly. Doesn't need to rebuild the whole array when you want to add more space... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbond007uk Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Alternative, did you have a look at HP Microserver N54L? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archcry Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I am running a minecraft server which has a AMD A6-5400K inside.(AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (AD540KOKHJBOX) - PCPartPicker)I don't know what you're going to run on this nas, but I think the ram and processor are both a little bit overkill.I have an intel atom running in my own NAS and it's terribly slow but can still manage to download movies to my NAS or perform all other NAS related functions,So unless you're going to run a game server or something else ram/processor intensive I recommend the AMD processor in combination with 8gb ram.You can always add more ram when you feel like you don't have enough.~ Archcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporti Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I use a HP Microserver N54L with XPEnology DSM 4.3....This was the best solution for me. I have trieddifferent Distributions or OSes but XPEnelogy is the Best ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator angerthosenear Posted December 26, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted December 26, 2013 I took a look at the N54L and XPEnology. Wow that is superb lookin. Gonna seriously take a look at that. Nice and compact too.Thanks for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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