So I'm toying with the idea of building a small form factor unraid server instead of buying a pre-built NAS. My primary use will be to store Blu-Ray ISO's to stream to a media box. No transcoding will be needed.
As my only real requirement is speed, silence, and ease of expansion - I figured UnRaid was the way to go vs ReadyNAS. I also don't want a case that's flashy. Will speed be a factor if I'm just using onboard SATA ports?
So this leads me to components - my price target for the build minus drives is $500 (The price of the DS413 I am looking at) so anything below is bonus.
Case:
Looking at the Fractal Design 304 - $88. I'm open to other suggestions but it seemed to be the smallest case that offered what I was looking for (simplicity, expansion etc)
Motherboad:
I'm a little lost on this. My only real requirement is at least 4 SATA ports (6 is better) as I want to avoid having to buy a RAID card. I also need something with HDMI (I can probably get by with DVI) as my only monitor is a HDTV with only HDMI inputs.
Currently looking at the ASUS C60M1-I AMD Fusion APU C-60 but it doesn't have HDMI. -$90
Anything in the pipeline that would fit the 6 SATA ports / HDMI? I don't care if it's a Atom or AMD processor.
Ram:
Was just going to get like a 2~4GB stick. Any reason for more? ~$20
Power supply:
I'm at a loss. While I'll start with about 3 hard drives I imagine I'll end up with 4~5. What would you recommend? Again I would put weight on power efficiency and silence.
SeaSonic SS-400FL - $$$ but fan-less - any other comparable PSU that are cheaper?
SeaSonic SS-300ET - Significantly cheaper but has a fan. Will 300W be enough? What do you think the power savings would be between the two? I assume the gold 400FL will be more power efficient.
Anyways based on my calculations I'm looking at roughly $240~340 depending on what power supply I choose. As I will start with three drives I assume I won't need a license for how basic of setup I will be using.