DIY NAS

stuartam · 1 Mar 2010 at 18:28

hi,

my current server which has all my music / photos / films etc is just about coming to the end of its life and needs replacing.

so my question is this build an Atom rig and be limited to 3 sata ports or build it using a standard motherboard and get 6+ sata ports

my current thinking is that it will have 2 drives in it for data and a 3rd for the OS and a few other bits, i want a quiet and cheep to run system (low power consumption ) want to spend as little as possiable £250~300

i already have a case & ATX psu and the OS drive

im open to ideas??

also thinking of going down the linux route rather than windows...

Fatboyuk2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:41

How Meny User does It have on it the Atom is not that good with steaming

Fatboyuk2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:51

i wood Use The amdX2 245

Fatboyuk2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:03

Geil Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel£81.99

Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £76.99

AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 245 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - 49.98

Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM x2

Akasa AK-968 X4 CPU Cooler (Socket 939/AM2/AM3/775/1156/1366) £21.98
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Sony Optiarc DDU-1681S SATA DVD-ROM - Black £11.99

£320.65 but if you happy with stock Caller £298.07

stuartam · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:07

only 2 users max, have been looking about and might just get a cheep 775 cpu and mobo seen a few for about £75~90 for both

want to avoid AMD as ive had problems with them ( my current server & htpc are both AMD )

thanks guys

Fatboyuk2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:26

OK than i wood Get the 775 setup

Fatboyuk2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 20:27

i use the e3300 in my server