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Hello,

 

I want a NAS.

 

No fancy stuff...

 

Literally just file storage.

 

Can you recommend a product that I can buy that allows for expand ability or recommend parts and then I can build my own.

 

Thanks!

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If you have an older computer, like a Core 2 Duo system, you can use FreeNAS. That's what I do, and the performance is limited by my drives and network (gigabit), not the rest of the system. You don't need much power for a NAS. 

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

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1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

If you have an older computer, like a Core 2 Duo system, you can use FreeNAS. That's what I do, and the performance is limited by my drives and network (gigabit), not the rest of the system. You don't need much power for a NAS. 

That's the problem, I've none just lying around...

 

And I can't nab one from work as we've got no old ones (that still work) in at the minute, they were recycled the other week...

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3 minutes ago, JackHubbleday said:

That's the problem, I've none just lying around...

 

And I can't nab one from work as we've got no old ones (that still work) in at the minute, they were recycled the other week...

They're often given away for cheap or free these days. Look online and see what's for sale. These older system can be had for about $30 US or so, if not cheaper. 

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

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1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

They're often given away for cheap or free these days. Look online and see what's for sale. These older system can be had for about $30 US or so, if not cheaper. 

Thanks,

 

I'll keep an eye out :)

Don't forget to @me / quote me for a reply =]

 

 

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