FreeNas/HTPC box

[binderjeep]

Looking for a FreeNas Box for a home media server, plus maybe some HTPC abilities. Im looking at picking this up http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-FS-Intel-i3-2100-HDMI-P8H61-I-Antec-ISK-300-mITX-computer-200-W0QQAdIdZ338608770

Wondering what your thoughts are on this unit for this purpose, does anyone know if an i3 and this motherboard could handle 1080p output, and whether you think it would make a good home media box

cheers
PhD K

 

[sadams04]

Plenty of power and memory. The hard drive would need to be replaced with something larger than 80GB if you want to use this as a NAS / HTPC. Keep in mind that any hard drive of size will be expensive with the flooding in Thailand. The onboard video will to 1080 video just fine. $200 doesn't seem unreasonable..

 

[binderjeep]

yes i know 80gb is small, i have most of my storage on 2 tb USB 2.0 externals i was thinking of upgrading to a small SSD to cut down on power consumption and stability as it will be running 24/7