Price/performance

[BluJay614]

I've got a guy looking to build a NAS for his small business. I'm curious as to what the best price/performance NAS could be built for him. Used is an option. Thinking about using the Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition so there is plenty of storage, not too big, and some silence. I was not given a budget.

[Gungpae]

Silent is in it's name so it has to be quiet right? RIGHT?!

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146077

 

Edit: Also 8 3.5 Drive Bays

[BluJay614]

5 minutes ago, Gungpae said:

Silent is in it's name so it has to be quiet right? RIGHT?!

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146077

 

Edit: Also 8 3.5 Drive Bays

Um..... Yea, it has 8 3.5 drive bays, but I don't see silence in it's name.

[Droidbot]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112339&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.77 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.39 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian-Li - PC-Q25B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($105.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $587.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-20 22:39 EDT-0400

 

[BluJay614]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112339&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.77 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.39 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.92 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian-Li - PC-Q25B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($105.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $587.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-20 22:39 EDT-0400

 

I do know those Hitachi's are refurbished Enterprise drives

[Droidbot]

4 minutes ago, BluJay614 said:

I do know those Hitachi's are refurbished Enterprise drives

Shit, they were cheapest for price/GB

 

 

[BluJay614]

11 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Shit, they were cheapest for price/GB

 

 

Yea, I know. They are awesome for the price, but pull up the Amazon link and it's a refurbished enterprise drive

[Gungpae]

31 minutes ago, BluJay614 said:

Um..... Yea, it has 8 3.5 drive bays, but I don't see silence in it's name.

You're right, I just read too fast

[Kered124]

I was given a similar scenario at work last year and ended up deciding to go with old server gear. The server is mission critical and can't have downtime, so having redundant storage and power supplies made me feel a lot better about the situation. It's a Dell PowerEdge 2950 with 6 1TB Seagate NAS hard drives. If you want more details, just ask. I am aware it isn't power efficient, but it has over a year of up-time and has given zero issues thus far, so I feel like it was a good choice.