She Posted October 26, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 26, 2014 Hello I would like to built a nas with xpenology on a fractal design node 304 and i would like to know, if there is a trouble free and not pricey motherboard, that support 6 Sata, or more sata. Node 304 can hold 6x 3,5'' hard drives but i don't know if i can mount more drives with a nexus double twin, or any other way. Do i also need to check if there is any compatibility issues for the cpu, power supply (psu) and memory that i should use? or any cpu, psu and memory is compatible with xpenology? thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrecar Posted October 26, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 26, 2014 Asus C60M1-I. I'm sure there are newer options with built in usb3. But I have had pretty good luck as a file server. *never mind, I only see refurb and a new one for $300 on Amazon. It was more like $70 a year and a half ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitkoVIP Posted October 28, 2014 Share #3 Posted October 28, 2014 Asus H87I-PLUS support 6 sata drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhlan Posted October 29, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 29, 2014 show my signature http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/FM2A85X-ITX 7 natives SATA3 and I added a PCI expansion card to add an eighth disc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 29, 2014 show my signature http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/FM2A85X-ITX 7 natives SATA3 and I added a PCI expansion card to add an eighth disc Your built is wonderful! Is it also silent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xds40 Posted October 29, 2014 Share #6 Posted October 29, 2014 I am planning a build with very similar parts Fractal Design Node 304 Asus 87I- Plus Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX 4X Western Digital Red 2TB Anyone familiar with Xpenology, please let me know if you see any issues with this build and Xpenology compatibility. OP good luck with your build, seems we are on the same page here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhlan Posted October 29, 2014 Share #7 Posted October 29, 2014 show my signature http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/FM2A85X-ITX 7 natives SATA3 and I added a PCI expansion card to add an eighth disc Your built is wonderful! Is it also silent? Silent, more or less, I'll change fans later because today my NAS is in a bay that isn't in my main room;) But I moved in december and may be I'll sleep with my NAS ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted December 5, 2014 i didn't find any of the above motherboards available. the fractal design node 304 http://www.fractal-design.com/home/prod ... -304-black supports mini-ITX (170 x 170 mm) and the bigger mini-DTX (203 x 170 mm or 8 x 6,7 inches) could you please recommend me some motherboards that supports: 1) xpenology usb3 and wake on Lan (optional) 2) with 6 or more SATA and 1 eSATA (optional) 3) mini-ITX or mini-DTX (203 x 170 mm or 8 x 6,7 inches) 4) doesn't cost a fortune.. supports cheap cpu and not an i3, i5 etc thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18wheeler Posted December 5, 2014 Share #9 Posted December 5, 2014 I am eyeing this motherboard with 14 sata /sas ports: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O (http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4680) Newegg has good price on it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18wheeler Posted December 5, 2014 Share #10 Posted December 5, 2014 I am eyeing this motherboard with 14 sata /sas ports: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O (viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4680) Newegg has good price on it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted December 5, 2014 micriserver motherboards rocks, for a big nas, but I have a small case (node 304) and I search for something with 6-8 Sata below 80€/90$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martysport Posted December 5, 2014 Share #12 Posted December 5, 2014 MSI A88XM-E45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted December 5, 2014 MSI A88XM-E45 Thanks!!! Do you know that will work with XPEnology? What about usb3 and wake on LAN? Does it have an embedded graphic card or I must buy a CPU with embedded gpu? Sorry for the lame questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synologyst Posted December 8, 2014 Share #14 Posted December 8, 2014 I'd stick with Intel board for compatibility. I use the Asus Maximus Gene VI which has 8 SATA3 ports built in. Make sure the 6+ ports on your board are all full SATA3. The reason I went up to micro-ATX form is because of that. No graphic card needed, fast, and stable. It also has plenty of USB 3 ports, supports WOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted December 8, 2014 I'd stick with Intel board for compatibility. I use the Asus Maximus Gene VI which has 8 SATA3 ports built in. Make sure the 6+ ports on your board are all full SATA3. The reason I went up to micro-ATX form is because of that. No graphic card needed, fast, and stable. It also has plenty of USB 3 ports, supports WOL. Thanks! Intel based motherboards (the asus Maximus costs as one hp n54l) are expensive and if I go these route, I prefer to buy a 4bay synology from the j series, or a hp n54l, cause I don't need the extra power.. I would like to built something that doesn't cost more than an hp microserver n54l.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synologyst Posted December 9, 2014 Share #16 Posted December 9, 2014 Let me know what you choose in the end. Actual costs will always be more than theoretical price. There are also laws of physics involved. Better to have a system that does twice the power running half the potential rather than max out a minimum viable product. All I know is that my 10+ HDD Bay build costs half than the 8-bay Synology DS1815 (actual shipped price). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martysport Posted December 9, 2014 Share #17 Posted December 9, 2014 MSI A88XM-E45 Thanks!!! Do you know that will work with XPEnology? What about usb3 and wake on LAN? Does it have an embedded graphic card or I must buy a CPU with embedded gpu? Sorry for the lame questions. I read the chipset is compatible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpilai Posted December 18, 2014 Share #18 Posted December 18, 2014 Hi i don't know if you still search a mother board, but in case : i use a Gygabyte ga-h97n-wifi in a node 304 with great success (DSM 5.0.4528) you'll have 6 Sata-III port and usb-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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