Advise needed on building a NAS- Hardware/software

[Blitz 98]

Hey guys,

I have been looking to build a NAS for a while now and I really don't know what hardware I shall get.
I need some help/advise on getting: ( bare in mind the household has 7 people with 3-5 active members)
Motherboard (I need enough sata ports as well as PCI slots for future expansion with HDMI port)
CPU ( I would prefer Intel, also it would be great if it gives me perfect performance and doesn't consume a lot of electricity)
Rams (anything from 8 and above)
Power supply (I will need a power supply that can run all of the hardware and could stay for further expansion)

 

I have chosen to go with these as it will allow future expansion: (pictures attached below)

Sharkoon T9 ATX Midi Tower Case

Icy Dock FlexCage Trayless 5x 3.5-inch in 3x 5.25-inch SATA HDD Cage

WD Red 4tb hard drives x2

Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB ssd

I want this NAS mainly for PLEX, Backup other computers in the house and could be accessed from outside the house.

Advises, suggestions and recommendations would be appreciated.

Thank you

[PigWithAMustache]

Check it out https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F22qr7

[Blitz 98]

2 minutes ago, PigWithAMustache said:

Check it out https://pcpartpicker.com/list/F22qr7

Those would be good for a small NAS. however i want a motherboard that will gives me enough SATA pots, PCI slots for future expansion, HDMI and for the CPU the cerelon G1840 would give me around 1 person to stream as i mentioned above i have 3-5 active family members that will be using it. 

thank you for your suggestions 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id really suggest getting something like a basic synology nas. There plug and play and use much less power than a home made one.

 

How about this https://www.amazon.com/Synology-Station-Network-Attached-DS1515/dp/B00VUYHDNC/ref=pd_lpo_147_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CQWHEG1ZK24XVF9MWG7Z

 

 

 

For home made, Id get this board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157475

 

or the cheap 4 core version.

 

No need for a ssd, id just install centos on a usb drive. A ssd won't speed anything up over a standard gig network connection.

 

 

[Blitz 98]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id really suggest getting something like a basic synology nas. There plug and play and use much less power than a home made one.

 

How about this https://www.amazon.com/Synology-Station-Network-Attached-DS1515/dp/B00VUYHDNC/ref=pd_lpo_147_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CQWHEG1ZK24XVF9MWG7Z

 

 

 

For home made, Id get this board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157475

 

or the cheap 4 core version.

 

No need for a ssd, id just install centos on a usb drive. A ssd won't speed anything up over a standard gig network connection.

 

 

i have a WD my cloud ex2, its great but it is not powerful enough for most of the things thats why i am thinking of building my own.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, Blitz 98 said:

i have a WD my cloud ex2, its great but it is not powerful enough for most of the things thats why i am thinking of building my own.

That synology is failry power and will run plex fine.

[Blitz 98]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

That synology is failry power and will run plex fine.

what do you think of Qnap NAS's?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Blitz 98 said:

what do you think of Qnap NAS's?

Competors to synology, will be about the same for most uses.

[ZachBrownfield]

I highly recommend a Synology NAS. They've done some great work on making your NAS to function as a fully capable private cloud. They even have Office apps similar to Google's Office apps. Not quite as good as Microsoft's Office Suite but capable for most basic uses. 

[aitax85]

I'm in the same situation. can't decide if buy a qnap ts-251+ or building my own nas. The only problem with pre-built nas is that their cpu is not as much powerful. Officially plex require a passmark of 2000 for one full HD transcoded stream. So any of the pre-built Home Nas wouldn't give you more then 1 transcoded stream. 

Plex allows you to pre transcode the video but that means having several version of the same content and increasing the occupied space on the HD.

A custom solution would be great but more expensive, and i'm still thinking of which parts to buy. I have come up with something like that:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r9ryHN

 

The case has room for 6 3.5" HD
Motherboard has 4 sata 6gb and HDMI plus gigabit Ethernet

SSD is 120gb for running something like freenas would be OK

The cpu is a bit pricier but would give 3 simultaneous transcoded stream.

 

If i'm saying something wrong please correct me ;D