[fork_ch]

Hi there

I am currently looking into building a OpenMediaVault-NAS primarily for media and some document storage. Maybe a MySQL server (for XBMC) and bittorrent client should be able to run on it.
It should have space for extension therefore the 6 diskbay case from Lian Li.

My current hardware selection is the following:
Case: Lian Li PC-Q08B Mini-ITX Tower-Cube
Mobo: Asus P8H77-I, H77, LGA1155, PCI-E 3.0, Mini-ITX
CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 BOX, 3.1GHz, LGA 1155, 2C/4T
RAM: Kingston ValueRAM ECC 4GB, DDR3-1333, CL9, ECC unbuffered
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power CM L8, 530 Watt, 80 plus Bronze



To me the setup should suffice but since i am a little over my budget I want to know if there is some potential for optimization (speed and price).

Thank you very much in advance!

[Nimo]

on their wiki you see that your system is absolut over powered.
Maybe a Pentium G620 should be enough. and you must decide which form factor you need. atx is most cheaper than mini-itx. i use an Chieftec Case so im able to expand more disks if needed.

[fork_ch]

Thanks!

I like the mini-itx and micro-atx cases for their compact size. But since there is a bigger selection for micro-ATX Mobo's (with sufficient amount of SATA ports) i decided to go with micro-ATX.
The Lian Li PC-V354B Micro-ATX offers 7 disk bays (and some more if you count the 2.5'' as well). That should suffice for my expansion needs (if not I can always install bigger drives or delete some old movies :-))

I revised my specs as following:

Case: Lian Li PC-V354B Micro-ATX
Mobo: Asus F1A75-M LE, AMD A75, Socket FM1, mATX (in my store this is still available)
CPU: AMD A4-3300 APU
RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 2GB, DDR3-1333, CL9
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power L7-430W, 80 plus Bronze


or i take the Pentium G620 route:

Mobo: ASRock H67M-GE/HT, Intel H67, LGA1155, m-ATX
CPU: Intel Pentium G620 BOX, 2.8GHz, LGA 1155, 2C/2C

what are your thoughts?

[Nimo]

the pentium have more power than A4. but both should do what you want. maybe a price question or power question. i dont like amd ATM but its your money
or a celeron dual core G530.

[GortWillSaveUs]

That case seems expensive (Lian Li cases seem to be overtly expensive).
What about the Illusion. I got mine for $40

[Nimo]

i think he want a small case but these are expensive. but fractal have a nice case. and its better for nas than lian-li.
and you have space for slow fans link