Ok, I am new here, and still very green. Currently, I have a working computer comprised of an Asus
P8Z77-M, an i5 CPU, 2GB of ram, power supply, and unnecessary GPU. As for drives, I will likely populate the new unit with WD REDs, as I've used these in the past and they are quite reliable. (Other suggestions welcome)
My first ever NAS, was a QNAP TS-870 Pro. I've had this thing for about 5 years now, and it's completely full. But rather then drop $2,500 into another QNAP, I think it might be a good idea to salvage some older parts I have to build my own NAS, probably FreeNAS.
What I'm looking for:
- An 8 - 12 bay chassis that is comfortably quiet. (This will be hosted and operated in my bedroom)
- Something with a backplane and hot swappable drives (To function equal to my current qnap)
- Rack mounted is fine, doesn't have to look like my QNAP, but aesthetics play a small role.
- I will likely need a RAID card, of which I know nothing about. Literally ...
I think that about covers what I'd be looking for.
I have no issues getting something used, possibly off of eBay, but consider I live in Canada, and shipping/import/duty gets EXTREMELY expensive.
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I hope I've laid everything out as clearly as possible, but if you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks for taking the time to read through, and I look forward to any ideas/suggestions.
P8Z77-M, an i5 CPU, 2GB of ram, power supply, and unnecessary GPU. As for drives, I will likely populate the new unit with WD REDs, as I've used these in the past and they are quite reliable. (Other suggestions welcome)
My first ever NAS, was a QNAP TS-870 Pro. I've had this thing for about 5 years now, and it's completely full. But rather then drop $2,500 into another QNAP, I think it might be a good idea to salvage some older parts I have to build my own NAS, probably FreeNAS.
What I'm looking for:
- An 8 - 12 bay chassis that is comfortably quiet. (This will be hosted and operated in my bedroom)
- Something with a backplane and hot swappable drives (To function equal to my current qnap)
- Rack mounted is fine, doesn't have to look like my QNAP, but aesthetics play a small role.
- I will likely need a RAID card, of which I know nothing about. Literally ...
I think that about covers what I'd be looking for.
I have no issues getting something used, possibly off of eBay, but consider I live in Canada, and shipping/import/duty gets EXTREMELY expensive.
---
I hope I've laid everything out as clearly as possible, but if you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks for taking the time to read through, and I look forward to any ideas/suggestions.