Hi everyone!

 

i need help to complete my nas. I have chosen a few components but i'm not sure where to go for others.

 

• Case : Antec Three Hundred Two
  
• Motherboard : AsRock B75 Pro3-M
  
• CPU : i need help for that
  
• PSU : Corsair Neo Eco 400c or Antec CX430
  
• Drives : I don't have drives for now but i will go green
  

 

what i want:

• I want my nas to go in sleep mode if not used and turn on when my xbmc ask for it. I think i read somewhere that this mobo is working well with unRaid for that feature isnt it?
  
• I want my nas to be low power consumption. Of course, the price matter too! The G465 seems to be low power and at a good price but im not sure if it's a good choice. Any suggestions
  
• the nas will be focused on storage but i pretty sure i will use a few plugins too
  

 

thank you for the help!

 

alex

..I'd go for a real dual-core and with Ivy-Bridge as TDP is generally lower than with comparable Sandy-Bridge specs.

 

The G1610T has the same 35W TDP but will come more expensive than the non-T version.

Since you're probably not going to run it on high load for 50% of your time, paying a 50% premium for a 30% reduction of TDP will never show on your energy bill and deliver a ROI on the purchase.

I'd just look for the best deal of the day

 

If you are going to run more add-ons, go for 4GB RAM.

For heavier tasks a Pentium G and i3 offer more headroom.

All these CPUs will idle at the same, very low rate.

 

..no clue as to that mobo can be put into sleep and wakeup via xbmc will work.

The Intel Celeron G1610 or G1620 seems to be a good choice and at good price. What i will gain if im buying a Pentium G cpu with hyperthreading? For NAS with plugins, do i really need that feature?

 

Celeron comes as single or dual core.

The G645 is actually the only one in the list below i3 that supports HT....a single+ core, so to speak.

Pentium G is dual core and has higher clock and more L3 cache, i3 comes with HT, i5 comes with quad cores and some support vt-d also.

 

...the OS will treat HT as a real core..however effectiveness is lower, why I proposed a real Dual-Core in the first place...it'll cost you 2dollars only, when the deal is right.

 

It will simply depend on your wallet...I'd set a limit to a certain amount and get the best model that is available at that

time (where I live, boxed models are even cheaper than tray versions...the boxed cooler is fine and will support the TDP even on low RPMs.)

can you explain to me what you mean by boxed and tray versions?

For desktop CPUs a "boxed" version comes with a matching cooler (and fan) in the same package and this is included in the total price.

A "tray" version is just the naked CPU...you need to buy an extra cooler (and thermal grease/transfer-pad) and fan for your build.

Many enthusiasts buy a tray version in order to decide for a more fancy, more efficient or quieter cooler and/or fan by themselves.

 

IMHO all boxed coolers&fans of the ivy-bridge models (from Celeron up to XEONs) have the same cooler and fan (thus supporting up to 95WTDP).

When you go for a lower TDP  and boxed CPU , you'll receive a package with a good cooler and fan, because you can run it on low round-per-minute,

but giving efficient and quiet cooling at the same time.

 

If you're not into fancy and want a working build and save some money, go for the boxed version.