Nas

[ihavenoideawhatiamdoing]

Hi everyone, I am looking into getting a NAS and was wondering if this build was any good? I will be installing freeNAS on a USB so don't need a drive for that. Also my budget is around £500 though the cheaper the beter
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3 Dual Core Processor i3-4170T (3.2GHz) 3MB Cache
Case
AeroCool DS Cube Black Edition Window Mini-ITX
Motherboard
ASUS® H81I-PLUS: Mini-ITX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD + Clear Video HD Technology
1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND (£12)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £431.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-top-spec-mini-pc/DAk83zbujy/

Help would be appreciated.

 

[dogbot]

Maybe I am missing something. You want a new computer just to use as a NAS?

I thought the idea of freeNAS was that you could drag that old computer out from the back of the shed, unearth a few unused drives from the bottom drawer of the desk, and make yourself a free (or very cheap) server. What you are doing is building a very expensive 2TB NAS.

Alternatively, you could probably buy a WD My Cloud 4TB NAS for about £130 or, a bit more expensive, something like a netgear case with a choice of proper RED NAS drives.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/RN10400-100..._4?ie=UTF8&qid=1440511691&sr=8-4&keywords=nas

 

[ihavenoideawhatiamdoing]

would an old and k-6 prosesor run it? Also would it run with 512mb of ram, if this is the case then ok great I will pull my mums old pc out of the cubbord, that would be ace if it did.
PS. I can't remember how to spell cubbord.