Hello World

[Markneednas]

Hello, I am very new to all things NAS. I have pieced together many computers, and built my own from scratch for years. But for some reason I cant get my head around all this. Its overwhelming! Until I get my build complete, I am in your care.

Side note, would this be a good place to start asking questions? Or should I start a new post in another section?

 

[m0nkey_]

Welcome to the forums! :)

Your starting point will be the resources section, specifically @Ericloewe 's excellent Hardware Recommendations Guide.

 

[Ericloewe]

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[Markneednas]

Thank you, I have began reading what you suggested. I have some hardware in mind for a Nas system to house all my media. my budged is small I don't want to spend over 700$. Not including drives.
To give you an idea of what my setup is like, I have 3 custom built pc's running either KODI or Windows with KODI. I plan on adding more. I have spent the last 6 months digitizing my media collection. I have accumulated over the past 15 years......... Handbrake FTW!
now I am at a point where something bigger is needed.
SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SSM-F-O
Is the board I have been looking at, with an I3 6100.. Any thoughts?

 

[Ericloewe]

It's a fine board. It does what the specs say it does, other than that, there's little to it.

The BIOS is buggy as hell, but that's only a minor problem.

 

[Markneednas]

What do you mean Buggy? is it going to be an issue for a first timer on freenas?

 

[Ericloewe]

No, just extremely irritating in very specific, very rare situations. And there's not much you can do to avoid crap BIOSes these days, anyway.

 

[Markneednas]

Oh, hehe. I have to head to work I will continue this tomorrow.. Thanks for now guys..

 

[Markneednas]

Ok, I am back from a long night of work....... Let me list my other hardware.
Kingston - ValueRAM 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
SHARKOON - T9 Value MicroATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
https://www.amazon.com/ICY-DOCK-Tra...UTF8&qid=1495656020&sr=8-10&keywords=icy+dock

I would appreciate any insight.