NAS / Plex / CCTV server

xerof · 30 Jan 2018 at 17:15

Hey.

I've decided I can probably get more "bang for my buck" if I build my own system. I'd probably look at unRAID so I can also use it for Virtualization in the future.

I'd like it to be a good spec, don't worry about the HDD's.
Call me overkill, but I just found these and stuck them in my basket.

I like the fact it comes with 2 x M.2 connectors, - 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5) and also - 2 x SATA (ASM1061) which I can put 2x HDD on for the CCTV in RAID1 (which will be more than adequate for this setup.)

Maybe someone can talk some sense into me...
I like the QNAP series such as the *53A but I think for the price you pay, I could build something a little better.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
1 x Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £319.99

Total: £450.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)

xerof · 30 Jan 2018 at 17:48

skyripper said:
You've got 2 motherboards in your basket.

Haha, whoops! I only intended on the 1 lol. (I've updated my original post, thank you.)

Daaaavvveee said:
Just get a G8

That's not something I've actually looked into... Let me guess, are they expensive??!

Lordgrayone said:
What you have listed seems overkill to me.....is that really going to work out cheaper?

Well, Maybe now there's only 1 motherboard. But, the QNAP 1282 for instance, the i3 starts from £1780+ (Diskless)

xerof · 30 Jan 2018 at 18:23

That was my exact though after seeing that!

skyripper said:
and will probably want to think about removable drive trays.

I don't think I really care about "hot swapping", saving some extra pennies just to spend a little time opening up a case I don't mind (right now) but the option is always there in the future I suppose!

xerof · 30 Jan 2018 at 18:32

Just something I missed... ECC memory. Although that 1282 i7 uses a "i7-6700" which doesn't support ECC. I thought ECC was important for NAS systems.

xerof · 31 Jan 2018 at 09:12

FreeStream said:
This has Ryzen written all over it.

Which Ryzen would you recommend?

I came across this motherboard: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ocket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-69f-as.html which has 8x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10) - Not many RAID levels but looks like it's fine for what I need.

I still can't make my mind up what to do.

xerof · 31 Jan 2018 at 17:50

I jumped in on a QNAP 853A 4G... I decided an out the box solution was right for me at this current time.

*walks off shouting "what have I done..."*