Advice on first build - ebay hardware

[Faran]

Hello,

I´ve been wanting to build a nas for a while now and now it is time ;)

Found this post by Chris Moore and tried to look for similar hardware in europe, but noticed quickly that the prices here are a bit higher :(

Then after some more ebay lurking i found this.

And in my eyes it looks good but i really want somebodys input on the hardware and compatibility with freenas.

Thanks

 

[Inxsible]

Then after some more ebay lurking i found this.

And in my eyes it looks good but i really want somebodys input on the hardware and compatibility with freenas.

Looks ok. But realize that there will be 0 upgrade options available to you in that chassis. You will only be able to use mirrors because there are only 2 drive bays.

The chassis will not be able to fit any expansion cards either since it's a 1U and the motherboard is taking up all the space.

 

[Faran]

Yes, i understand that. Forgot to mention that i will use another case. :)

 

[Inxsible]

Yes, i understand that. Forgot to mention that i will use another case. :)

Yeah, well in that case, it should work fine.

Depending on your new chassis and the number of drives that you would put in, the PSU might need to have more beef as well. So if you are going to use a different PSU along with a different chassis things should be fine.