Hi, thinking to get a new large HDD for NAS and I haven't followed the pricing of hardware ever since our currency has plunged.
So what would be the best bang per buck HDD for NAS (in terms of RM/TB)
Best bang per buck HDD for NAS
Best bang per buck HDD for NAS
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Jun 8 2017, 05:07 PM, updated 7y ago
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Hi, thinking to get a new large HDD for NAS and I haven't followed the pricing of hardware ever since our currency has plunged.
So what would be the best bang per buck HDD for NAS (in terms of RM/TB) |
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Jun 8 2017, 05:10 PM
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synology ds416
allows you to run sonarr/couchpotato/jackett easily |
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Jun 8 2017, 05:21 PM
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Jun 8 2017, 07:56 PM
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Elite
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Look for user called andears99 . He might be selling it at lower than market price. WD Datacenter drives too.
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Jun 9 2017, 12:37 PM
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also compare EXTERNAL HDD drive, the last round I bought external 4TB HDD as its cheaper than internal to put in my NAS ; the best is you get the external casing for "free"
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Jun 9 2017, 12:49 PM
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QUOTE(chocobo7779 @ Jun 8 2017, 05:07 PM) Hi, thinking to get a new large HDD for NAS and I haven't followed the pricing of hardware ever since our currency has plunged. NAS HDDs tends to be more expensive as they are designed to be more reliable. So what would be the best bang per buck HDD for NAS (in terms of RM/TB) In theory, you should be able to use whatever drive you want, as long as you're ok with the potential issues. Also, one major question to ask is, what is your purpose with the NAS? Is it only for backups? Is it accessed daily for media consumption? That might help you make the decision based on your usage. |
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Jun 9 2017, 01:40 PM
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QUOTE(shanetsh @ Jun 9 2017, 12:49 PM) NAS HDDs tends to be more expensive as they are designed to be more reliable. Basic backups (about 20TB) along with single user media consumption (not very frequent)In theory, you should be able to use whatever drive you want, as long as you're ok with the potential issues. Also, one major question to ask is, what is your purpose with the NAS? Is it only for backups? Is it accessed daily for media consumption? That might help you make the decision based on your usage. |
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Jun 9 2017, 07:13 PM
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Jun 10 2017, 01:53 PM
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Now I pulled the trigger and opted for a wd easystore drive from Best buy. Anyone can recommend a decent psu for it? Currently running on a cap ayam avf unit on my Nas box
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Jun 10 2017, 05:30 PM
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I'll be reusing my friend's old PC as a NAS:
Pentium E5200 Team Elite 4GB DDR3 Intel DG41WV board 1xWD Blue 500GB+1xWD Red 8TB (for now) Cap Ayam PSU and case (will be upgrading soon) Also what is the best tool to monitor disk health? Preferably with something that sends an email to me informing that the drive is failing? |
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Jun 10 2017, 05:36 PM
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QUOTE(iZuDeeN @ Jun 9 2017, 12:37 PM) also compare EXTERNAL HDD drive, the last round I bought external 4TB HDD as its cheaper than internal to put in my NAS ; the best is you get the external casing for "free" I did - I just bought a WD Easystore 8TB from Best Buy for about RM950. Sure it might be risky (the drive may end up DOA) but at least it is much cheaper than most retailers here |
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Jun 10 2017, 05:58 PM
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I'm using this for DIY NAS/Server
Core i3-3220 Asus P8Z77-M Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 SATA3 2-port card Intel NIC Plextor M6 Pro WD Red Pro 3TB x1 WD Gold 3TB x1 WD Gold 4GB x1 Seagate SV35 3TB x3 Seasonic M12 II 520W Evo Coolermaster Centurion 5 II |
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Jun 10 2017, 11:00 PM
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So what UPS would be good for my future NAS? My house power constantly cuts out whenever the washing machine is used (most likely due to aging but I'm not sure)
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Jun 10 2017, 11:55 PM
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Jun 11 2017, 12:41 AM
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Jun 11 2017, 01:59 AM
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Jun 11 2017, 12:18 PM
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if you using the NAS as pure file storage/FTP for HOME USE, just invest in NAS storage rather convert an old PC to NAS...
NAS typically use low power CPU ... while old PCs tend to use up electricity unnecessarily Unless you doing transcoding on the fly i.e streaming and re-encode, then PC is better option |
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Jun 11 2017, 01:05 PM
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QUOTE(iZuDeeN @ Jun 11 2017, 12:18 PM) if you using the NAS as pure file storage/FTP for HOME USE, just invest in NAS storage rather convert an old PC to NAS... I can't do that as I need to run Google Drive and Blackblaze - which does not have a native client for NAS NAS typically use low power CPU ... while old PCs tend to use up electricity unnecessarily Unless you doing transcoding on the fly i.e streaming and re-encode, then PC is better option |
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Jun 21 2017, 05:25 PM
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My board only has 4 SATA 2 ports - what PCI-E to SATA card is recommended for reliability as I will likely to add more HDDs in the near future? I found out the best ones are PCI-E to SAS expansion cards but their are very hard to find here
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Jun 21 2017, 05:34 PM
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QUOTE(chocobo7779 @ Jun 21 2017, 05:25 PM) My board only has 4 SATA 2 ports - what PCI-E to SATA card is recommended for reliability as I will likely to add more HDDs in the near future? I found out the best ones are PCI-E to SAS expansion cards but their are very hard to find here You can get it from ebay. I already bought 2 SATA 6Gbps 2-port cards.TristanX |
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