OK so I have a Htpc (mATX) that I have crammed full of hdds (1 ssd and 3*3.5in hdds) as well as an external Hdd
That's 4 drives with 11tb of space
Problems I'm getting
The Htpc is struggling for cooling (there's also a 6950 gpu in there) I will provide pics if this seems unbelievable
I'm wanting to access the storage from more than 1 device (atm I use a network cable but this is untidy and awkward)
I need my main pc to often transcode the files (as it's faster) and the Htpc access them. (atm this is done over the network cable)
What solutions in regards to networks are there? I would like to be able to
transcode the files on main rig
These get passed to a storage device. (NAS?)
Everything can access them via wireless
I would need 4 bays with 3TB minimum per bay really
Everything seems very expensive (ie 100s)
That's 4 drives with 11tb of space
Problems I'm getting
The Htpc is struggling for cooling (there's also a 6950 gpu in there) I will provide pics if this seems unbelievable

I'm wanting to access the storage from more than 1 device (atm I use a network cable but this is untidy and awkward)
I need my main pc to often transcode the files (as it's faster) and the Htpc access them. (atm this is done over the network cable)
What solutions in regards to networks are there? I would like to be able to
transcode the files on main rig
These get passed to a storage device. (NAS?)
Everything can access them via wireless
I would need 4 bays with 3TB minimum per bay really
Everything seems very expensive (ie 100s)