kusazero

Hey, thanks for replying. Didnt expect I would get one.

So, I had been using DSM on my 10+ yo gaming rig with really old HDD for about a year. They are: Asus P8Z68-V i5-2500K 4GB "gaming" RAM Various non-NAS budget HDD with a total of 10TB in SHR The DSM current main purpose are: - Storage expansion that I offload from my laptop - Photos storage and categorization by Moments for fast access (have google photo as well) - Plex (non-paying account) server for 1080p playback on various device, like Google Chromecast 2, and apple TV 4 (i think) maybe 5 What I hope to achieve if I build a new one: - Relatively inexpensive, with high value/ Price (including purchase of used parts) - Current H264 1080p play back fine, but have framerate issues playback of H265 1080p high bitrate videos. Mainly playback devices cant decode h265 well. - With above problem, I am looking at transcoding, and not finding/re-encoding H264 version of said same video. - "Maybe" with lookout potential for 4K? But this is a very low priority. - Storage expansion and photo in moments. (below are for motherboard suggestion) - Remote access. Of course, subject to ISP - Wake on LAN? To save power and wear & tear. The DSM should have more idle time than working time. - 6 HDD ports? - SDD port, may or may not be important, advice? - Probably getting a 4U rack for this. (for form factor suggestion) With those in mind, can anyone suggest a CPU+MB combo? I've seen a lot of people building with i3-8100, is that CPU really good for its price in DSM situation? What about Xeon chips, I also see a few post mentioned? But I have 0 experience with them. I don't really have a set budget, but would like to pay just enough (little to no future proof, as next jump is 4K) to achieve the above. Or I can solve my h265 problem with just buying better playback devices? Would upgrading to i7 3750 help? This is the fastest/newest CPU the MB can support. Thank you much.

Thanks. ? To further the question, what if my motherboard fail as well, can I just get ANY MB, or it has to be the same built?

And plugging back into my DIY NAS will retain all my data in my HDD? What about user accounts, and settings etc. Thanks.

Thanks tot he people here, I mange to setup my NAS. I have a question, what should I do if my USB thumbdrive (jun's loader) break down? Any backup? thanks.

Yes, thats the question I wanted to ask, thanks for the reply.

OK, thanks.

1) The reason I ask is, I need to set the settings in my BIOS for either AHCI or Raid mode, under Intel SmarT Rapid Technology (Or something like that) 2) So, there is no reason to attach a dvd drive? As I only have 4x SATA3 and 2x SATA6 ports, and I think i have more than 6 HDDs to use.

So....I think I will start with some generic questions. I am re-purposing my old gaming/workstation as a NAS running DSM. They are: Intel i5 5500k Asus P8Z68-V 8GB RAM I detached video cards and sound cards as they arent needed. 1) The motherboard as RAID capabilities and also intel smart storage, do i need to prepare anything to use those features? Or they arent beneficial at all? 2) I just realise I have a DVD-RW, wondering if DSM can be run as a ripping station for DVDs? 3) Any tips on making it more energy efficient? 4) I am also re-purposing some of the HDD as part of the NAS, I used HDDScan and did some short-time SMART scans, any recommendations to do better scanning? or needed at all? Thanks.