Building a custom remote NAS and mining rig

[Denominator]

Greetings,

Ive been wanting to setup a NAS for a while, and im thinking to use a crapy old laptop i have as control center for a remotely controlled NAS setup.

This brings me to my first question: is it worth the trouble to set this up with my old laptop, or should i utilize something else such as Rasperry Pi or whatever else is viable (please suggest)...

It is important to note that i will be setting up my custom HDD array over on the west coast where elec. rates are cheaper. I also want to remotely setup two of these Antminer Bitcoin mining units connected to my laptop. (http://www.amazon.com/AntMiner-S5-~1155Gh-0-51W-Bitcoin/dp/B00RCTIY4G/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NT0YAVK8YGHPPSNRYYX)

This setup would be on a battery backup and remain always on while i was in school on the east coast. It has to be remotely controllable via some software like LogMeIn (please advise). Can i do all of this on anything other than a laptop.

Regarding said NAS array, can i just purchase the necessary HDD's, build or purchase a custom chassis and connect them to my laptop or whatever via a sata to usb connection hub or am i just dreaming? please advise.

Im aiming for a NAS with something around the 36tb mark for total storage, but i would like to somehow incorporate some redundancy. Is it just standard to setup a a RAID 1 config?? 

Thank you guys so much for your input!

 

 

[ThyFeared]

Mining bitcoin is now pointless.

[dzonidev]

Alright, first question. I run my temporary NAS on a Netbook, I think that answers the first question. No Raspberry Pi for heavy network loads, you can barely achieve 60Mbps. The bottleneck is the CPU + the Ethernet controller which also controls the USB ports (very smart).

 

Getting those machines for bitcoin mining will not be profitable at all. The electricity bill will mow you down before you even make a profit. The location doesn't matter, unless you did the math.

 

If you are going to setup a 36TB Array then I suggest investing a little more and building a proper NAS server. Because that if you connect that kind of array to you laptop, it's USB ports will be a bottle neck.

 

Conclusion: Don't go into mining unless you did the math, if you're building that big of an Array then build it inside a server. Get a 50$ Mobo an i3 CPU and a RAID card. Also a Gigabit NIC if the Mobo doesn't have one.

[Denominator]

Alright, first question. I run my temporary NAS on a Netbook, I think that answers the first question. No Raspberry Pi for heavy network loads, you can barely achieve 60Mbps. The bottleneck is the CPU + the Ethernet controller which also controls the USB ports (very smart).

 

Getting those machines for bitcoin mining will not be profitable at all. The electricity bill will mow you down before you even make a profit. The location doesn't matter, unless you did the math.

 

If you are going to setup a 36TB Array then I suggest investing a little more and building a proper NAS server. Because that if you connect that kind of array to you laptop, it's USB ports will be a bottle neck.

 

Conclusion: Don't go into mining unless you did the math, if you're building that big of an Array then build it inside a server. Get a 50$ Mobo an i3 CPU and a RAID card. Also a Gigabit NIC if the Mobo doesn't have one.

Thanks man! i think i might investigate mining something like litecoin, in which case the ASIC mining machine wont apply... Wouldnt you say my internet speeds of around 5mbps will be the bottleneck in my proposed 16tb raid1 configured NAS? 

[dzonidev]

Thanks man! i think i might investigate mining something like litecoin, in which case the ASIC mining machine wont apply... Wouldnt you say my internet speeds of around 5mbps will be the bottleneck in my proposed 16tb raid1 configured NAS? 

 

With 5Mbps, you would need 365 days to upload full 16TB. If that is the case, I suggest you subscribe to some cloud storage service. NAS is generaly for storage on the local network (thus it's name), it can be used for online access but then a much better solution would be as I said cloud storage.

[Denominator]

With 5Mbps, you would need 365 days to upload full 16TB. If that is the case, I suggest you subscribe to some cloud storage service. NAS is generaly for storage on the local network (thus it's name), it can be used for online access but then a much better solution would be as I said cloud storage.

Thanks man! Instead of starting a whole new thread, can you please help me out...

Youre way more experienced than i am, im building my first watercooled rig, it has a 4790k cpu and 2 gtx 970's. All of this cooled through a single 420mm radiator.

Call me crazy but im hoping to skate by with just this much.... My case is really tight on the space... is this even possible

[dzonidev]

Thanks man! Instead of starting a whole new thread, can you please help me out...

Youre way more experienced than i am, im building my first watercooled rig, it has a 4790k cpu and 2 gtx 970's. All of this cooled through a single 420mm radiator.

Call me crazy but im hoping to skate by with just this much.... My case is really tight on the space... is this even possible

 

Well you can do one big loop, I've seen configurations running a single 360mm radiator with dual 780s. Cooling wise I think it's more than enough maybe even overkill. However can you fit it into your case? Don't forget you need a pump and a reservoir.

 

I would run this question by the guys in the water cooling section, they are pretty cool

[Denominator]

kk thanks man!