adding DAS to workstation.

[ocloo]

Budget (including currency): 

Country: belgium

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: storing video files

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Hi,

 

I wanted to build a budget nas, but with the electricy pice over here, that isn't a good idea. So i was looking for a DAS instead NAS, but then i thought about an idea.

 

Because i have some sata ports free in my workstation, can i add hdd drives and run them in raid 5? is it a good idea to do it in the workstation instead of buying a DAS enclosure and add drives there?

 

 

[Needfuldoer]

If you've got room in your case to add drives, that's your best option.

 

Run a software RAID in the OS, instead of on the chipset or a physical controller.