Custom NAS or Prebuilt NAS

[airking95]

Hey, I was wondering what would be a better option for me a Synology 2 Bay NAS for $130 : http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108095

or an custom built NAS for $200:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A4-3300 2.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($45.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-P33 Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard  ($49.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: *Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $191.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

 

I will be using the NAS primarily for local backup for media files, I may use it for Plex but I can always use my PC for that. So main thing is local backup. What do you guys suggest ? 

[AMICLG]

Pre-built as I don't even think the CPU and/or board support Raid and it's unbalanced.

[airking95]

Pre-built as I don't even think the CPU and/or board support Raid and it's unbalanced.

Yea, $200 budget for a custom built NAS is pretty tight, couldn't do alot with it.

[AMICLG]

Yea, $200 budget for a custom built NAS is pretty tight, couldn't do alot with it.

Just realized it does support raid but the CPU is pretty slow. This is good build also you won't be able to run FreeNAS as it requires a lot of RAM but Linux with Samba would work.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($42.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ECS H77H2-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($49.79 @ Amazon)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital AV 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $203.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[airking95]

Just realized it does support raid but the CPU is pretty slow. This is good build also you won't be able to run FreeNAS as it requires a lot of RAM but Linux with Samba would work.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($42.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ECS H77H2-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($49.79 @ Amazon)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital AV 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($28.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $203.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Ahh, I see but what would be the advantage of this custom NAS, compared to the prebuilt one ?

[AMICLG]

Ahh, I see but what would be the advantage of this custom NAS, compared to the prebuilt one ?

Being able to have a ton of different programs and/or types of servers on it and also use it as an HTPC.