Budget Nas

[Arcticfo]

Hey guys long time no post.  I'm looking for a quality budget NAS system for my house.

Requirements:

At least 3 terabytes

Under $250 with drives

 

Preferable:

Up-gradable (though things such as the my clouds from wd are acceptable, I would like the ability to have swappable bays)

Cloud access

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you guys in advance!

[Meteora]

I found i pretty good seagate nas with some options for storage and bays http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5Q7AIS/ref=twister_B00B7GFINU

 

 

 

Edit: if you choose 1 bay it is 220$

[Erik4boss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Integrated with Motherboard

Motherboard:  Biostar COMBOA7L3C Micro ATX Athlon II X2 Athlon II X2 215 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  Crucial 1GB (1 x 1GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($12.98 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($113.17 @ OutletPC) 

Case:  Gigabyte GZ-P5HB5C (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $240.11

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 02:09 EDT-0400)

[ShadowCaptain]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Integrated with Motherboard

Motherboard:  Biostar COMBOA7L3C Micro ATX Athlon II X2 Athlon II X2 215 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  Crucial 1GB (1 x 1GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($12.98 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($113.17 @ OutletPC) 

Case:  Gigabyte GZ-P5HB5C (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $240.11

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 02:09 EDT-0400)

 

 

 

THIS! i find pre-built NAS WAY too expensive for what they do, they are normally slower than building a tiny rig, which has a lot more expandability 

[Arcticfo]

Though I would love to build my own nas my only worry about it is Power draw.  Even at it's lowest point the power draw would be significantly more than a pre-built NAS  (Yes I know that will add up to pennies on the dollar over a year, but it slightly matters to me )

Also another minor concern is I don't have much of a data center/ basement it would be nice if I could fit this into a small enclosed space in plain site making pre-built NAS the best option.  

[Erik4boss]

Though I would love to build my own nas my only worry about it is Power draw.  Even at it's lowest point the power draw would be significantly more than a pre-built NAS  (Yes I know that will add up to pennies on the dollar over a year, but it slightly matters to me )

Also another minor concern is I don't have much of a data center/ basement it would be nice if I could fit this into a small enclosed space in plain site making pre-built NAS the best option.  

Then you can't upgrade it. Build the one I suggested.

[LAwLz]

You won't find a good NAS for 250 dollars with drives that satisfies all your requirements, sorry.