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DIY VMserver and NAS build -
I currently have a ReadyNAS NV+ that has worked well but that I have now decided to replace as it is too slow. I've decided not to buy an off the shelf NAS but to build my own. I originally wrote about this here (http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=5923) and have moved my thinking... -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
The asus board is in pole position at the moment, but I am trying to find an alternative that has an intel NIC. -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
I've been a bit busy at work and so had to pause this project. I did hear from SuperMicro and the UK price is about £180 which is a little expensive for me. I'll post back when I have time to pick this up again. -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
Hi GregN, thanks for all your advice. I would also prefer to go with an intel NIC but, apart from the SuperMicro board, have struggled to find an ITX 1155 board with x5+ SATA, USB3 and Intel NIC. I have contacted SM and am waiting a call back for a price on the board you suggested. Compromise... -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
Afte lots of advice, I am settling on a proposed config of: Crucial 64GB m4 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Solid State Drive, £77 CFI A7879 Case, £89 Intel Core i3-2100T, 2x 2.50GHz, £73 Kingston Valueram 4GB (2 x 2GB) 1066MHz, £22 (might upgrade to 8GB for another £10) ASUS 1155 P8H67-I M-ITX, £89 (has... -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
GregN, the board you suggest is micro ATX, and the case I am planning to use is mini ITX. I'll carry on looking over the weekend. Mergwyn -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
I did, and it looked perfect in terms of spec. I am struggling to find a source in the UK though. -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
That's a really interesting link and on that basis the i3-2100T beats an atom hands down on most things except fully loaded power consumption. The only drawback is the initial higher cost. This would be a mch more powerful server, with just about the same power consumption. More research on a... -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
Thanks, that's great. I think this wekeend I will investigate alternate mobos and CPU options that deliver a good combination of performance and low power consumption. Does anyone know of any MD equivalents of the I3-2100T or Xeon E3-1220L?? -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
Thanks for the very quick reply. The NAS is for mixed use, it holds all (ie 4!) home directories for the family as well serving music and pictures. We don't currently have many movies on disk. I currently also use it to serve a number of virtual box disks, but I will probably move them off the... -
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DIY NAS build help and advice needed!
I currently have a ReadyNAS NV+ that has worked well but that I have now decided to replace as it is too slow. After some experience of using Debian squeeze on another server and inspired by the experience of other people in the forum, I decided not to buy an off the shelf NAS but to build my...