Hello,
I am speccing a NAS based on a 8x drives in a U-NAS 810* series chassis with ASRock Rack E3C236D2I and E3-1200 v6 CPU (probably 1240). I figure that a lightly loaded CPU with help to ease fan load. This will be a pure NAS, not a NAS loaded up with lots of services and Plex, etc, etc.
The E3C236D2I is mini-ITX, which should help airflow in the tight fitting chassis.
I've got a WD Red EFZX 8 TB HDD's so far, but they click a lot an I don't like that. Is there a NAS drive that doesn't do this? Is there a drive that is also quiet in other ways, so that the NAS is suitable for the living room? I'm thinking of 8 TB as a minimum capacity, up to about 14 TB, but I don't want to overspend. Quietness is most important here.
Can somebody please recommend a medium-high capacity SATA/SAS 3.5" NAS HDD that is quiet and will not be very loud in operation? Is this realistic? It's for the living room, for the whole family to store their data.
Thank you!!
ullbeking
I am speccing a NAS based on a 8x drives in a U-NAS 810* series chassis with ASRock Rack E3C236D2I and E3-1200 v6 CPU (probably 1240). I figure that a lightly loaded CPU with help to ease fan load. This will be a pure NAS, not a NAS loaded up with lots of services and Plex, etc, etc.
The E3C236D2I is mini-ITX, which should help airflow in the tight fitting chassis.
I've got a WD Red EFZX 8 TB HDD's so far, but they click a lot an I don't like that. Is there a NAS drive that doesn't do this? Is there a drive that is also quiet in other ways, so that the NAS is suitable for the living room? I'm thinking of 8 TB as a minimum capacity, up to about 14 TB, but I don't want to overspend. Quietness is most important here.
Can somebody please recommend a medium-high capacity SATA/SAS 3.5" NAS HDD that is quiet and will not be very loud in operation? Is this realistic? It's for the living room, for the whole family to store their data.
Thank you!!
ullbeking