Home Server PC (Pfsense/FreeNAS/Possibly Windows Server)

[AverageHardware]

Hello forum,

 

I'm planning to build a PC with very low performance hardware so that I can use it as a router/NAS. Are these parts viable for my needs?

(Network will have 2 PCs, 10+ wireless devices, 2x1TB drives)(I know it's not a lot to need a dedicated PC for a router, but I like experimenting and messing with things!)

 

Celeron G1840 - http://goo.gl/6msP7S

ASRock H81M-DGS Rev 2 - http://goo.gl/iJKb9w

Crucial 4GB 1600mhz - http://goo.gl/JoJcNK

x2 WD Green 1TB - http://goo.gl/8cG64g

CM Elite V2 550W(Overkill I know) - http://goo.gl/tLnoJL

Rosewill RNG-407 Dual gig nic - http://goo.gl/SwUfJB

AP - Already owned Dlink Dir850l

 

Planning to run PFSense as the OS.

 

 

[brob]

WD Green are not suitable for NAS or system drives.

[unijab]

There are many that have ran wdidle3 on the greens and used them in freenas builds with high success

[CK_WD]

Hello!

 

WD Green drives are designed for archiving and back ups and have IntelliPower, and many people don't prefer them for NAS storages or RAID systems.

Drives, designed for that are the WD Red – made to withstand the NAS/RAID environment 24/7 and with higher reliability.

 

WD Red:

http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=SRDw1o

 

Cheers!

 

CK_WD

[TwOne]

I felt the AM1 platform might be perfect for this job:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD 3850 1.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-ITX Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.52 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Thermaltake VL520B1N2U Mini ITX Tower Case w/220W Power Supply  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 

Wired Network Adapter: StarTech ST1000SPEXD3 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $315.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-22 07:26 EST-0500

 

You can lower the price by doing various things here, but I decided to pick a little bit higher quality components (You don't want your NAS or router to die suddenly right?)