Help me build a NAS

do your own r&d faggot.

Storage would be handled by 8x 4tb drives run in raid 6 or zf2, since I'd probably run freeNAS. I already have the drives, but the rest of the hardware is in the air.

>>57533241
>s there some reason why I shouldn't get a $60 AMD mATX board with 8 SATA ports and a FM2+ processor for around $100 instead?
No, unless you're a retarded faggot who can't BSD

>>57533268
Maybe you'd prefer another watch thread.

>>57533241

Remember that the motherboard and processor aren't all you need. You're also going to need RAM (an unholy shitload of it, if you want FreeNAS and 8 bays), a case, a PSU (modular is absolutely *essential* if you're going mATX), etc.

I wouldn't be surprised if your total bill of materials approached $300 anyway, assuming you aren't reusing any parts. Mine did, last time I spec'd out a minimalist DIY NAS build.

>>57533241
As I recall, the secondary SATA controller on the ASRock board isn't supported in linux. I have a Supermicro A1SAi-2750F for this purpose which I'm happy with, but I guess you'd need an additional SATA board, or a port multiplier or whatever.

>>57534672
Yes, I'm aware of that. I'm fine spending 3-500 for the rest of the hardware. I was assuming 16gb RAM minimum but more likely 32gb. I just want to make sure I'm not making a fundamental fuck up by going with an AMD build instead of an Intel one. If there is a small Intel board that doesn't break the bank I'm fine going that way too. I'm just not aware of one in the same price point as a similarly specced AMD board.

>>57533241
C2550 is overkill for a plain NAS. A cheaper, used atom will do fine, unless you're going for ECC.
>>Why shouldn't I get AMD
Because then you'd have to stuff a bunch of cooling into your NAS case whereas an atom is fine sitting open-air with the included heatsink.

>>57535636
The cheapest Intel mATX motherboard with 8 SATA ports in stock at Newegg is over $200. You can get an AMD board for $60 plus rebates. Maybe I'm being an idiot by not considering an expansion card, but I figured it's easier to just get a motherboard that already has all the ports I want.

>>57535720
8 ports is uncommon on tiny boards in part due to space reasons.
The Atom would end up using less power and require less additional cooling.