GaryC
Well-Known Member
This NAS will be for content backup and media storage. This is what I've planned so far:
Case: Coolermaster RC344
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 245
Mobo: Asus M5A78L-M LX
RAM: Patriot-S 8Gb 1333Mhz (4x2)
HDD: 3x Seagate NAS ???Tb
OS: FreeNAS
I might swap out the PSU that comes with the case if it turns out to be too crappy, but everything is selected to be cheap, since it's just a NAS build.
The only item I'm concerned about is the HDD. I'll put them in RAIDZ1 (equivalent to RAID5), but I'm not sure in what sizes. I currently have 2x 2Tb drives in my desktop in RAID0, and it's only just above half full. I could go for 3x 2Tb drives to get 4Tb of useful storage equal to what I have now, or 3x 3Tb drives to get 6Tb of useful storage, with an extra 2Tb. I've done some calculations, they're both around the $60/Tb price and the final build will only differ by $50's difference, so it's not much between them. The case and mobo can take up to 6 HDDs, so I'm not too concerned about lack of space.
Is there any advice you guys can shed?
Case: Coolermaster RC344
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 245
Mobo: Asus M5A78L-M LX
RAM: Patriot-S 8Gb 1333Mhz (4x2)
HDD: 3x Seagate NAS ???Tb
OS: FreeNAS
I might swap out the PSU that comes with the case if it turns out to be too crappy, but everything is selected to be cheap, since it's just a NAS build.
The only item I'm concerned about is the HDD. I'll put them in RAIDZ1 (equivalent to RAID5), but I'm not sure in what sizes. I currently have 2x 2Tb drives in my desktop in RAID0, and it's only just above half full. I could go for 3x 2Tb drives to get 4Tb of useful storage equal to what I have now, or 3x 3Tb drives to get 6Tb of useful storage, with an extra 2Tb. I've done some calculations, they're both around the $60/Tb price and the final build will only differ by $50's difference, so it's not much between them. The case and mobo can take up to 6 HDDs, so I'm not too concerned about lack of space.
Is there any advice you guys can shed?