Low-end NAS

[Kyle239]

Hi

So I plan on building a low-end NAS for my house.

I have 3 builds, but the second one is not complete (missing the mobo). Any mobos I can use for the second one? And which build is better for a NAS?

 I already have a psu

 

1st build

Intel Core i5-6400

Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

G. Skill NT Series 16GB Ram

WD Red Hard drives, 2TB *2

Silverstone PS07 Case

 

2nd build

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (used)

16GB Ram

WD Red Hard drives, 2TB *2

I couldn't find a cheap motherboard for this one, and I don't know what case to use.

 

3rd build

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Supermicro X10SLL-F Micro ATX LGA 1150 Motherboard

Mushkin Proline 16GB Ram

WD Red Hard drives, 2TB *2

Thermaltake Core V21 Case

 

[CobbleWalker]

Low end? These are beasts! You've been watching too much LTT network setup if you think those are low end.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Is it literally just a NAS, or is it going to be running some sort of server as well? If it's just a NAS, you really don't need such powerful CPUs unless you're going to have a huge amount of users accessing files at once. 

Spending less on an i3 and using ECC RAM would be a better use of the money if you ask me. 

[Sentryy]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Is it literally just a NAS, or is it going to be running some sort of server as well? If it's just a NAS, you really don't need such powerful CPUs unless you're going to have a huge amount of users accessing files at once. 

Spending less on an i3 and using ECC RAM would be a better use of the money if you ask me. 

i3s support ECC What?

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, Sentryy said:

i3s support ECC What?

Yep. Check them on Intel ARK. 

http://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz

Many Pentium and Celeron CPUs do as well. 

EDIT: Finding a board may be harder, though. 

[Sir Asvald]

2 minutes ago, Sentryy said:

i3s support ECC What?

Yes. i3 supports ECC. Such a shame, if all i5/i7 supported, it would be cool.

[Sentryy]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Yep. Check them on Intel ARK. 

http://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz

Many Pentium and Celeron CPUs do as well. 

Didn't know that, I have a use for this i3 for when I get a new computer then. Just will need to get a motherboard, ram and a power supply and I could make a NAS. Or I could make one out of this with USB hard drives.

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

Yes. i3 supports ECC. Such a shame, if all i5/i7 supported, it would be cool.

It would sort of take away some of the benefits of Xeons, so I guess that's why they don't support it. 

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Yep. Check them on Intel ARK. 

http://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz

Many Pentium and Celeron CPUs do as well. 

EDIT: Finding a board may be harder, though. 

Any C2xx board supports ECC and an i3. 

2 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

Yes. i3 supports ECC. Such a shame, if all i5/i7 supported, it would be cool.

It would undercut the Xeon E3s too much. 

[KuJoe]

Wow, and to think I run ARM processors for most of my home devices and get by just fine. It's actually sad that people need to waste so much money and electricity to compete with my $50, ~10 watt devices.

[mikat]

27 minutes ago, Sentryy said:

i3s support ECC What?

yup, since there are no xeons in that category they support ecc

OP: get the i3-4170, 1x8 GB RAM (ECC) and a board that supports ecc

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($119.48 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Supermicro X10SLL-F Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $328.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-28 17:47 EDT-0400

 

or 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Supermicro MBD-X11SSL-O Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($171.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $360.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-28 17:51 EDT-0400

 

[TheRandomness]

14 minutes ago, mikat said:

yup, since there are no xeons in that category they support ecc

OP: get the i3-4170, 1x8 GB RAM (ECC) and a board that supports ecc

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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Why the aftermarket coolers?

[Trey222]

Of those "low end" setups the E5 2670 would be the most powerful. You could get a X79 motherboard to drop the chip in. You could also get two E5 2670 V1 and go dual socket for a about the same price. That also would perform much better. 

[mikat]

10 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Why the aftermarket coolers?

quieter

[Kyle239]

3 hours ago, CobbleWalker said:

Low end? These are beasts! You've been watching too much LTT network setup if you think those are low end.

The build is about 500-600...

Not too crazy

[Kyle239]

3 hours ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Is it literally just a NAS, or is it going to be running some sort of server as well? If it's just a NAS, you really don't need such powerful CPUs unless you're going to have a huge amount of users accessing files at once. 

Spending less on an i3 and using ECC RAM would be a better use of the money if you ask me. 

Probably also a server

[Kyle239]

2 hours ago, Trey222 said:

Of those "low end" setups the E5 2670 would be the most powerful. You could get a X79 motherboard to drop the chip in. You could also get two E5 2670 V1 and go dual socket for a about the same price. That also would perform much better. 

By low end, I mean price wise, not spec wise

mb

I can get the E5 2670 for $70

would any X79 board work with it?

[CobbleWalker]

34 minutes ago, Kyle239 said:

The build is about 500-600...

Not too crazy

For a NAS, It is. And he said "low end". Don't try to tell me this is low end. This is all really high end stuff. 

[Kyle239]

1 minute ago, CobbleWalker said:

For a NAS, It is. And he said "low end". Don't try to tell me this is low end. This is all really high end stuff. 

I've seen NAS that cost 1000+...

lol oops

[CobbleWalker]

Just now, Kyle239 said:

I've seen NAS that cost 1000+...

lol oops

Yes, high end ones. That'd be ok if it was specified as high end. But I get the feeling that OP is using this for very light use so what he's proposing is largely overkill.

[Kyle239]

1 minute ago, CobbleWalker said:

Yes, high end ones. That'd be ok if it was specified as high end. But I get the feeling that OP is using this for very light use so what he's proposing is largely overkill.

Price wise, not really

Each part is less than 100 for the E5-2670, except mobo

a used E5-2670 v2 is about $70

[Trey222]

48 minutes ago, Kyle239 said:

By low end, I mean price wise, not spec wise

mb

I can get the E5 2670 for $70

would any X79 board work with it?

Yes you can get the E5 2670 V1 not the V2 for 70 on Ebay. The difference is the V1 has 8 cores and the V2 has 10 and also yes any X79 board will work.