HTPC/NAS

[ace101.]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ace101/saved/#view=YMVH99

 

Is this specs enough for a HTPC/NAS build? Still not decided if I were to use FreeNAS if I were to make it as a NAS Server only. But for a HTPC(Plex)/Storage PC, is this specs enough or I still need a better video card or do I need to change anything?

 

Any thoughts?

[insayan]

Why would you need a video card in the first place (get a motherboard with onboard video)? The other parts you picked are way too high end as well, you can save a lot of money by building something more modest if you're just going to use it as a storage/htpc. You can run all those things fine with an i3 and 8gb of ram. To give you a comparison I have an Asustor NAS and it runs fine with a 2.13ghz atom and 1GB of ram and if you really tried you could set up a nas with a raspberry pi (freenas will need 8gb ram minimum though).

[dadasmithywinkle]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ace101/saved/#view=YMVH99

 

Is this specs enough for a HTPC/NAS build? Still not decided if I were to use FreeNAS if I were to make it as a NAS Server only. But for a HTPC(Plex)/Storage PC, is this specs enough or I still need a better video card or do I need to change anything?

 

Any thoughts?

Save some money and get a G3258. You don't need anywhere near the 4790K for a HTPC/NAS. The video card that is there will be more than good.