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dchurchw
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If you build one yourself you can build it to your needs, upgrade it in the future and expand if you need more storage. It can also be more reliable that some of those prebuilt nas that only come with one drive. I think custom is better

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What do you want to do with it? Big difference there.

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a prebuilt nas is an amazing plug&play experience.

a self built nas is configuration pr0n.

 

depends what you're into: plug&play, or a whole bunch of fun before you actually get started.

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Do you pay your electric bill? If so get a pre-built NAS, if not get a pre-built NAS anyways any spend the money you saved on something else. :D

-KuJoe

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Do you pay your electric bill? If so get a pre-built NAS, if not get a pre-built NAS anyways any spend the money you saved on something else. :D

I dont, and I think you are right
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What do you want to do with it? Big difference there.

NAS for my family: Movies, music, pictures, etc and some backups of PCs and phones. We have like 8 or something devices and we dont like dropbox or iCloud
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a prebuilt nas is an amazing plug&play experience.

a self built nas is configuration pr0n.

depends what you're into: plug&play, or a whole bunch of fun before you actually get started.

i like PC building and setup etc.
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If you build one yourself you can build it to your needs, upgrade it in the future and expand if you need more storage. It can also be more reliable that some of those prebuilt nas that only come with one drive. I think custom is better

what hardware should i get?
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what hardware should i get?

what does the hardware need to do, and what is your budget?

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what does the hardware need to do, and what is your budget?

around $200 give or take. It needs to be able to run as a NAS almost always 24/7. I have some CPU Coolers to spare so thats not a problem although I would prefer a low power CPU
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around $200 give or take. It needs to be able to run as a NAS almost always 24/7. I have some CPU Coolers to spare so thats not a problem although I would prefer a low power CPU

better hope thats without drives.

 

but at that price point you may be better off getting a prebuilt nas. 

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better hope thats without drives.

but at that price point you may be better off getting a prebuilt nas.

yes without drives. Thanks
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yes without drives. Thanks

prebuilt for sure at that price.. you WILL NOT build a good nas for that much.

TX10 Build Log: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/456229-tx10-build-log/

Case: TX10-D   Proccessor: i7-5820k   MotherBoard: Asrockx99 Extreme4   Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (DDR4-2400)   GPU: Asus Strix OC 980ti   Storage: 850pro 500gb, 850pro 500gb, 850pro 256gb, WD black 16tb total, Silicon Power S60 120GB   PSU: Seasonic snow silent 1050   Monitors: Three of Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0"

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For $200 go grab a Synology NAS, throw a drive in it, and call it a day. My DS110j has been running strong for 5+ years without an issue and I use it as a backup for my DS115j.

-KuJoe

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