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  1. K

    Discussion Are NAS HDDs and Surveillance HDDs just a scam ?

    Hey guys, So I wanted to buy a new hdd since my ssd only had around 100GB left. So I saw these 3 different types of hdd in Amazon, which is: NAS HDD Surveillance HDD Desktop HDD Their prices aren't significantly more expensive than the regular pc hdd and it is advertised that they are far more...
  2. K

    Question Cheapest NAS server

    Hello. I am looking for cheapest possible option to make NAS serwer. I want to buy 2TB SSD Samsung disk and some Raspberry. I have absolutely zero experience with this device. This setup does not have to be fancy, just simple server which I can access to with my Android phone and smart tv, with...
  3. DREDKNOT_2077

    [SOLVED] Advice on modding a ASRock DESKMEET X300 Mini PC Barebone

    i need advice on modding a ASRock DESKMEET X300 Mini PC Barebone for use as a nas / giga-switch / vm build my plan is to add a AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 64gb of ram SK Hynix Gold P31 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive for main os an vm's 2 x Seagate BarraCuda 5TB Hard Drive HDD –...
  4. Brijesh Sundi

    Question What upgrade should I do for my old system for converting into a NAS?

    Hi I have my old system so I am trying to make it NAS(I know the system is tooooo... old!!!!) my old system specification: mobo:GA-H61MS proccessor:i3-3220 ram:16gb(8x2)(1333mhz) graphics card:geforce 210(1gb) Upgrades which I am planning to make perfect NAS: proccessor from i3 to i5-3470...
  5. R

    Build Advice Home NAS - Server - Lab, OS Recommendations

    I have been a front-end developer / UI-UX developer for approx 15 years. Over the years I have lost countless projects / designs that would be very, very valuable in my portfolio (and I am now currently looking for a new job) lost to new pc builds, discarded / lost / failed harddrives or not...
  6. S

    [SOLVED] PCI-E Limitation when all SATA Ports Populated?

    I'd like to configure this system to use the 1tb m.2 nvme as a cache drive for the six other stata nas drives and have two questions: Because the m.2 will be installed in the expansion pci-e slot, theoretically no sata ports should be disabled correct? The perquisite to configuring a SSD as a...