Would this make a good NAS MB

[thehunt78]

I have been wanting to build a NAS for sometime now to stream movies and have a large storage and back-up while using litle power. Can anyone tell me their thoughts on this MB for that purpose if used in conjunction with the Intel i3?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._mmc=EMC-GD032713-_-index-_-Item-_-13-130-651

 

[synthetic_fenix]

Do you need all the extra slots (PCI-e, PCI)? What NAS software or operating system do you plan on using?

 

[notarat]

lol

Grab a Raspberry Pi (less than 2.9w in use, as measured with a Killawatt) and a Mondo Hub, then connect 26 HDDs to the Hub and run the Pi from one of the remanining 2 USB 3.0 ports

Probably cost less than the motherboard you linked...

 

[Automata]

I have been wanting to build a NAS for sometime now to stream movies and have a large storage and back-up while using litle power. Can anyone tell me their thoughts on this MB for that purpose if used in conjunction with the Intel i3?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._mmc=EMC-GD032713-_-index-_-Item-_-13-130-651

That hardware is massive overkill for simply sharing files. It will be fine.

 

[ssjwizard]

Well if theres a possibility he will be transcoding on the fly then the extra CPU muscle would be appreciated. Otherwise I definitely agree.

If this is for file sharing alone you should look into one of the MITX setups. Perhaps an AMD E350/E450 or Intel Celeron.

 

[thehunt78]

Yes I want to be able to transcode on the fly if need be. I'm not sure which OS yet. I'm thinking windows home server or unraid. I want something simple to use but with as much flexibility as possible. I already own a raspberry pi. Why to underpowered for my needs.

 

[ssjwizard]

I would still recommend trying to find a MITX or MATX format motherboard. File sharing is easy work, transcode streaming is a bit heavy but nothing too intense if its only one device.

Id recommend if you can afford it trying to find a case with however many hot swap bays as you will be using also.