£315 NAS?

[WillW]

Hi!

I need to build a NAS running freenas for £315 (or cheaper)

It will be used as a file server.

Here it is:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vBPpwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vBPpwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£27.74 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£46.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£30.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Node 304 (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  (£56.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter  (£20.45 @ CCL Computers)
Other: 8GB USB Drive for OS (£3.99)
Total: £314.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-07 10:10 BST+0100

 

Any good?

Thanks,

WillW

[astranger200]

yep, good

[Captain_WD]

~snip~

 

Hey there WillW,

 

This should be a pretty good NAS. WD Red are great drives for this. 

I wouldn't keep the OS on a USB stick because it would be too easy to remove it by accident and thus corrupt your data. 

 

Have you considered a pre-built NAS? They are much easier to set up and manage, plus you get support. I could suggest checking out WD's solutions and see which ones can cover your needs and budget: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=W1wnwz

You can take a look at WD My Cloud Mirror: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=WyzeBh

 

Feel free to ask if you have any questions

 

Captain_WD.

[WillW]

 

Hey there WillW,

 

This should be a pretty good NAS. WD Red are great drives for this. 

I wouldn't keep the OS on a USB stick because it would be too easy to remove it by accident and thus corrupt your data. 

 

Have you considered a pre-built NAS? They are much easier to set up and manage, plus you get support. I could suggest checking out WD's solutions and see which ones can cover your needs and budget: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=W1wnwz

You can take a look at WD My Cloud Mirror: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=WyzeBh

 

Feel free to ask if you have any questions

 

Captain_WD.

 

 

Thanks for the responce!

 

The WD My Cloud Mirror seems good: http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.22586100/categoryID.67798000/subCategory.67798300/parid.56797200/catid.67768100/My_Cloud_Mirror

4TB version only £224.99 so can save some money!

Building my own was just an idea tho.