Hi All.
I am looking to increase my storage capacity. Currently I have 4.5Tb of storage in my case, but its heavy, and I regularly head to friends for Lans. I plan to split my PC and build 2 new ones specific to their needs. 1 Gaming rig with enough room for 2SSDs and maybe 1 hdd, and 1 server PC for all media files, so 4+Hdds.
The gaming rig I am happy with, I know what I need to do to build that. However when it comes to NAS, I have almost no experience.
What will I need to do differently building a NAS PC, clearly a cheaper cpu will be desirable, but a platinum rated PSU would be a good idea?
How much of an effect will ram have on access and transfer speeds?
I assume as it wont usually be attached to a screen, running a system with just onboard graphics will be fine.
This means I can go for a smaller cheaper mobo, as long as it doesnt skimp on the SATA3 ports, correct?
I obviously would like the NAS to be as quiet as possible, with that in mind, could you recommend a case?
OS wise, what would be best, win7 or win8? The gaming rig will be win7 based as that is what I prefer.
I plan to have the NAS between my gaming rig and my home network, so dual Gig lan ports is necessary, but is this worth it? I dont want to feel like I am accessing the files over the net, but gig lan should prevent this?
If I do go with my intended network setup, how badly will this effect pings while gaming? My guess would be not much.
I would like to get WD red hdds, done a fair bit of looking at hdds previously and nearly bought some to put into my current monolith of a case, dont really want to add anything else to its weight. It currently tips the scales at 23kg.
Sorry to put so many questions into 1 post, and thanks for any help!
I am looking to increase my storage capacity. Currently I have 4.5Tb of storage in my case, but its heavy, and I regularly head to friends for Lans. I plan to split my PC and build 2 new ones specific to their needs. 1 Gaming rig with enough room for 2SSDs and maybe 1 hdd, and 1 server PC for all media files, so 4+Hdds.
The gaming rig I am happy with, I know what I need to do to build that. However when it comes to NAS, I have almost no experience.
What will I need to do differently building a NAS PC, clearly a cheaper cpu will be desirable, but a platinum rated PSU would be a good idea?
How much of an effect will ram have on access and transfer speeds?
I assume as it wont usually be attached to a screen, running a system with just onboard graphics will be fine.
This means I can go for a smaller cheaper mobo, as long as it doesnt skimp on the SATA3 ports, correct?
I obviously would like the NAS to be as quiet as possible, with that in mind, could you recommend a case?
OS wise, what would be best, win7 or win8? The gaming rig will be win7 based as that is what I prefer.
I plan to have the NAS between my gaming rig and my home network, so dual Gig lan ports is necessary, but is this worth it? I dont want to feel like I am accessing the files over the net, but gig lan should prevent this?
If I do go with my intended network setup, how badly will this effect pings while gaming? My guess would be not much.
I would like to get WD red hdds, done a fair bit of looking at hdds previously and nearly bought some to put into my current monolith of a case, dont really want to add anything else to its weight. It currently tips the scales at 23kg.
Sorry to put so many questions into 1 post, and thanks for any help!
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