Hello all.
After another HDD crash I've decided it's time to make a NAS. My needs aren't heavy so I'm hoping for a cheap unit that has room to grow. I've looked around a bit on my own and found a few items that look alright and I was hoping to run them by some people in the know before making any purchases.
CASE & POWER SUPPLY
Xion ATX MidTower USB 3.0 LED Fan Hot Swap Tool-less Gaming PC Case
Total of 9 bays (many are hot swap)
SHARK 750-watt ATX/EPS 12V Active PFC PCI-Express Power Supply
4 Right-angle SATA power connectors
4 Four-pin molex connectors that I can later get SATA adapters for
$121.71 (65.75 + 55.96 Shipping)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-USB-3-...009824?hash=item3f77552aa0:g:AAsAAOSw4A5YwySE
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MOTHERBOARD
MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel H270 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
6 SATA ports
2 PCIex16 slots
2 PCIex 1 slots
Max RAM: 64MB with 4 slots
$101.98 ($99.99 + 1.99 Shipping)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144001&ignorebbr=1
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CPU
Intel Pentium G4400 Skylake Dual-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 1151 54W BX80662G4400 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 510
$57.99
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117625&ignorebbr=1
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RAM
G.SKILL Aegis 16GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2133C15S-16GIS
16GB in 1 slot
$165.99
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232249&ignorebbr=1
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HARD DRIVES
3 x WL 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Desktop Hard Drive (For PC/Mac/DVR) w/1 Year Warranty
$179.85 ($59.95 x 3)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD3KE4290&ignorebbr=1
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THUMBDRIVE (For the OS)
New Sandisk Cruzer Fit 8GB16GB 32GB 64GB USB Flash Pen Drive SDCZ33 CZ33 Mini Memory Disk
(32GB version)
$15.7 (12.75 + $2.95 Shipping)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA12K2PD7560&ignorebbr=1
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TOTAL $643.22
6TB of storage space in RAID 5
Ability to easily add 5 more drives and 46GB of RAM later on.
I was hoping the starting build would be under $500 but I suppose this isn't bad.
I've built computers before but not in over a decade, and never a for NAS so any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!
After another HDD crash I've decided it's time to make a NAS. My needs aren't heavy so I'm hoping for a cheap unit that has room to grow. I've looked around a bit on my own and found a few items that look alright and I was hoping to run them by some people in the know before making any purchases.
CASE & POWER SUPPLY
Xion ATX MidTower USB 3.0 LED Fan Hot Swap Tool-less Gaming PC Case
Total of 9 bays (many are hot swap)
SHARK 750-watt ATX/EPS 12V Active PFC PCI-Express Power Supply
4 Right-angle SATA power connectors
4 Four-pin molex connectors that I can later get SATA adapters for
$121.71 (65.75 + 55.96 Shipping)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-USB-3-...009824?hash=item3f77552aa0:g:AAsAAOSw4A5YwySE
-----------------
MOTHERBOARD
MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel H270 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
6 SATA ports
2 PCIex16 slots
2 PCIex 1 slots
Max RAM: 64MB with 4 slots
$101.98 ($99.99 + 1.99 Shipping)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144001&ignorebbr=1
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CPU
Intel Pentium G4400 Skylake Dual-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 1151 54W BX80662G4400 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 510
$57.99
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117625&ignorebbr=1
----------------------
RAM
G.SKILL Aegis 16GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2133C15S-16GIS
16GB in 1 slot
$165.99
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232249&ignorebbr=1
------------------------
HARD DRIVES
3 x WL 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Desktop Hard Drive (For PC/Mac/DVR) w/1 Year Warranty
$179.85 ($59.95 x 3)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD3KE4290&ignorebbr=1
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THUMBDRIVE (For the OS)
New Sandisk Cruzer Fit 8GB16GB 32GB 64GB USB Flash Pen Drive SDCZ33 CZ33 Mini Memory Disk
(32GB version)
$15.7 (12.75 + $2.95 Shipping)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA12K2PD7560&ignorebbr=1
------------------------
TOTAL $643.22
6TB of storage space in RAID 5
Ability to easily add 5 more drives and 46GB of RAM later on.
I was hoping the starting build would be under $500 but I suppose this isn't bad.
I've built computers before but not in over a decade, and never a for NAS so any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!