NAS build.

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Already have the case. Picked the mobo because 1 - it's Asus, and 2 - has an M.2 port

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£49.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£34.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£57.01 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial M500 M.2 120GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£55.99 @ Novatech)
Case: BitFenix Phenom M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£56.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 400W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£96.48 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre Pro 156.3 CFM 230mm  Fan  (£19.52 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P12025WW-RP 70.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£11.72 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P12025WW-RP 70.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£11.72 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P12025WW-RP 70.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£11.72 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £592.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 16:46 GMT+0000


Will add 4x5TB WD Red's later on in the year when I can afford to buy 4 of them at the same time. Right now I just want to get it up and running as a PC.

 

not looking at using FreeNAS, and i'll probably add a RAID 10 card.

 

Can I use the SATA ports on the mobo, and the ones on the RAID card at the same time?

 

I'd use the WD Reds on the RAID card, then break down two existing NAS WD Mybooklive drives I have and throw them in too