jamesjfa Posted June 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2014 I currently have a DS413 which servers my needs well apart from not being able to do Plex transcoding. I am thinking of building a NAS around the following components and would like any advice or even if these parts are supported. Silverstone DS380 Case ASUS H81I-Plus ITX Motherboard Intel i5 4570T (35w) 8GB or 16GB RAM looking for recommendations for a cooler/heatsink, PSU and maybe even replacement fans for the case. I will like to keep this as quiet as possible. I already have 4 X 3TB HDD's. Thanks in advance, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPEH Posted June 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 17, 2014 Way overbuilt for 4 drives NAS. Atom, i3 or comparable AMD CPU is more than enough. Look for HP N54L Microserver on sale for < $300. Its very popular as XPEnology box for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwhale Posted June 17, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 17, 2014 The extra grunt would be for Plex to transcode video streams. An HP N54L will struggle to transcode a 1080p stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjfa Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks for your replies. Yes it would be to add Plex into the equation. Also with the opportunity to add more drives later. Just curious to know whether the onboard LAN (RealTek) would be supported etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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