Hey guys,
First post.
I am building my first NAS. I want to use it as a file store for pretty much everything, including my extensive collection of blu ray backups. I'm going for expandability but currently only need a small amount of storage.
specs:
2 x WD RED 4TB RAID 1
ASUS B85M-G C2 (cheapest mobo with 6 sata ports I could find)
8GB corsair value select RAM (single stick, so could get up to 32GB on the mobo at a later date)
Intel Pentium G3220 £40
OR Intel Core i3-4130 with AES £85
I want to have full disk encryption with a pair of 4TB drives in raid 1, eventually expanding to 3 pairs of 4tb drives all in raid 1. I have read that full disk encryption with raid can make performance take a real hit, and this can be negated with a chip that has the AES instruction set.
I don't care about slow file transfer rates, I just want HD video to be playable. I think uncompressed HD runs at 60mbps, most of my mkv's are compressed ranging up to 30mbps.
Will the cheaper option be up to the task.
Also a point to consider is that I hope to have a 4K set up in the near future, certainly before I intend on replacing this NAS, so if the better processor will make that viable I would go for that. Can I have your thoughts please.
Thanks in advance
z
First post.
I am building my first NAS. I want to use it as a file store for pretty much everything, including my extensive collection of blu ray backups. I'm going for expandability but currently only need a small amount of storage.
specs:
2 x WD RED 4TB RAID 1
ASUS B85M-G C2 (cheapest mobo with 6 sata ports I could find)
8GB corsair value select RAM (single stick, so could get up to 32GB on the mobo at a later date)
Intel Pentium G3220 £40
OR Intel Core i3-4130 with AES £85
I want to have full disk encryption with a pair of 4TB drives in raid 1, eventually expanding to 3 pairs of 4tb drives all in raid 1. I have read that full disk encryption with raid can make performance take a real hit, and this can be negated with a chip that has the AES instruction set.
I don't care about slow file transfer rates, I just want HD video to be playable. I think uncompressed HD runs at 60mbps, most of my mkv's are compressed ranging up to 30mbps.
Will the cheaper option be up to the task.
Also a point to consider is that I hope to have a 4K set up in the near future, certainly before I intend on replacing this NAS, so if the better processor will make that viable I would go for that. Can I have your thoughts please.
Thanks in advance
z