$1000 Home Server (NAS)

[Server Socket]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm planning to build a little home server. It will be primary used as a NAS. However I want to use it as well as a local server for software development.

I thought about adding Thunderbolt 2 or 3 for direct file transfers. I don't know if it is worth the extra.  What RAID configuration would be necessary for Thunderbolt to be beneficial over USB 3.0?

 

As for the case, it should be quiet and have dust filters. Toolless drive mounting would be great as well. 

 

Max. Budget: $1000

 

Thanks

[Server Socket]

No suggestions ?

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($82.34 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $759.26
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-26 21:38 EST-0500

 

 

If the plan is to run VM on the server, use a locked i5 or i7 instead of the i3.