Poglavica

So one of the reasons why I wanted to go with windows is because I have 2 small HDD's (350 GB and a 500GB) which will be enough for the amount of movies and shows that I plan to download anyways. Therefore I've heard that using freeNAS means you cannot upgrade later on (dunno if that's true or not just remember hearing it somewhere) so would having windows be more convenient if I do decide or need more storage to upgrades later on. Ok did some research and wanted to ask if its worth doing RAID 1 on a 350 GB and 500GB HDD and how much storage would I end up with?

In short I will be combining 2 HDD's in an very old PC rig that I want to turn into a Server to store movies and shows on so everyone in the house can use them on their computers. My idea to do this was to install windows on the PC and open remote control so I can connect with my main PC and run downloads on the server PC. Or should I go with freeNAS (which im pretty new to) and use it to start downloads and share media on our network? P.S. I'm really new to the whole server / NAS world so keep that in mind if I said something dumb in this post.

I always turn the PC off before I go to sleep. Very rarely I leave it on over night because of the fan noise and a bunch of RGB lights flashing and my roommate would kill me if I left it on. I've been doing this for almost 2 years with my current setup and I haven't had any problems since. Also as other people said I would recommend shutting it down to let all the updates roll in and just to not waste electricity and power (also heats up the room if you're doing heavy work).