SSD and NAS only for new build?

Spiderm0n

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I am about to put this build together, and had a question. Do I even need a second internal HDD, or can I just run off my 120gb SSD boot drive and my NAS drive for everything else?

I am going to set up a Synology DiskStation DS214se with dual 3TB drives.

My primary usage for the computer will be gaming and video editing. Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($145.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.87 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1296.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-10 19:01 EDT-0400)
 
Solution
Gaming through the LAN and the NAS will be suboptimal. An internal drive like you've specified (Seagate 2TB) will work much better.