Drive Share Planning

[Lilithty]

Hey, 

 

I am planning on starting a storage server once Drive Share become public. I am looking to spend around 400$. I have a basic parts list that I am planning to use. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Lilithty/saved/tfGp99 

 

I dont plan to use a case. If i have to i will just jury rig an old PC case and Frankenstein it to fit everything. 

 

My overall plan is to use a Syba RAID card and connect two 1-5 Port Port multiplier cards to the raid card. 

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, Lilithty said:

Hey,

Is that a used RAID card or something? because real RAID cards cost way more and have a lot of stuff in there for data protection like a controller, RAM and a battery back up, does that one just have sata ports?

 

also why not just use FreeNAS? 

And are you use those drives aren't used/refurbished?

This one's a bit lower power, probably better for a server that's going to run all day. And the motherboard has 4 sata ports, so just get larger drives and you should be fine.

You'll also want a battery back up for the PC.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cWJm6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cWJm6h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1H-ITX Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $154.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 16:02 EST-0500

[Lilithty]

My bad, 

Yes these are just normal SATA cards. My bad. 

 

What would be the advantage of using FreeNAS as the OS on this?

 

And yes. I could use larger drives. I just found a good deal on those 2 tb drives. If I can find a good deal on larger drives I will go with those.

 

Thanks for the updated parts list.