New NAS

[JJB]

 

 I've been wanting a NAS system for a while and I wondered if this build is any good:

 

CPU Pentium G3258

Mobo Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI

Ram Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB

SSD Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB

HDD’s WD Red 4TB (2 to start, maybe add more later)

OS Was thinking about using microsoft home server 2012?

PSU Corsair CX430

Case HAF 915R (Already have this so yea....)

 

I was also thinking about adding an aftermarket CPU cooler to make it quieter, as it is most likely going to sit in a bedroom.

Has to be very low profile so it fits under the PSU. I was also wondering if I really need ECC memory since it's almost cheaper to choose for Server 2012 and get regular memory than buy ECC memory

 

I have been using these guides, they're great so if you're planning a NAS build yourself you should check them out.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/46577-building-a-nas-how-do-you-start-guide

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/49715-example-nas-builds/

 

All the help is appreciated! Thanks in advance.

 

  

[olback]

Do you really need 16gb ram for a Storage Server?

[JJB]

Do you really need 16gb ram for a Storage Server?

That leaves room for expansion, and it's very cheap RAM anyway

[Aytex]

That leaves room for expansion, and it's very cheap RAM anyway

The SSD so slow dou

[JJB]

The SSD so slow dou

An SSD is still better than an Hard drive

[ShadowCaptain]

 

 I've been wanting a NAS system for a while and I wondered if this build is any good:

 

 

Will be fine, its pretty similar to my own NAS running WHS 2012

[Soplias]

Are you using FreeNAS?