Storage Solutions Planning to buy NAS : Synology DS918+

Lord Nemesis said:
Case is not a problem for me. I have a CM Stacker 830 lying idle which I can re-purpose. Even with hot swap bays (I have two already), it will support 9 HDD, I need a CPU/Motherboard combo that is low on power consumption.

DS918+ power consumption is rated @ 28.8W with 4 x 1 TB drives installed.
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Most intel CPUs have great power management when not being used. Why limit what it can do for just a little saving. Maybe you can budget out the savings in terms of cost. Most desktop CPUs will have same amount of lower end power consumption.
 
Party Monger said:
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Just get a huge Case with multiple Hdd slots - This can take 8 HDDs easily. Costs 3.5k lol
https://www.amazon.in/Cooler-Master-Force-500-KKN1-Cabinet/dp/B00DEENFHY/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1524211994&sr=1-7&keywords=computer+cabinet&refinements=p_89:Cooler+Master

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Incidentally, i'm looking for a case which can do around 8x3.5" drives, and 1x5.25" external bay for an ODD. This is for my PC, not NAS or a storage box. So i need something a little better than the CM Force 500, with a side window. Budget between 5-10k.

Btw, prime has the above case on sale: https://www.primeabgb.com/online-pr...ler-master-force-500-mid-tower-computer-case/
 
Julian said:
Incidentally, i'm looking for a case which can do around 8x3.5" drives, and 1x5.25" external bay for an ODD. This is for my PC, not NAS or a storage box. So i need something a little better than the CM Force 500, with a side window. Budget between 5-10k.

Btw, prime has the above case on sale: https://www.primeabgb.com/online-pr...ler-master-force-500-mid-tower-computer-case/
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They will add shipping if im not wrong.

Amazon has all the corsair & CM options listed, you can get reviews and if not indian reviews then they link to American site reviews, try those? Speeds up the decision process,
 
Party Monger said:
Hahaha that's some insane cost for a cabinet. That CM one doesnt look so bad now :D
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Typical retarded desi pricing. I currently use a cm elite 430 and the force 500 seems even worse than that one. Need an upgrade...[DOUBLEPOST=1524246673][/DOUBLEPOST]
Party Monger said:
They will add shipping if im not wrong.
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Yes, they added 535 bucks, for mah.[DOUBLEPOST=1524246773][/DOUBLEPOST]How does the antec p9 sound? https://www.primeabgb.com/online-pr...-black-atx-micro-atx-mid-tower-computer-case/

~7k
 
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Doc Holliday said:
Sorry to barge in on this, but which is a good place to pick up a suitable motherboard. I am looking for a NAS for home use as well (for storage).
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There is no suitable place in India to pickup a mobo as is, you need to do your research beforehand. Most enterprise chaps will try to sell you a Synology or QNAP unit.

I would say - First, decide on the platform you want - AMD/Intel, then opt for the form factor, and finally, one with max number of SATA ports. If you cannot find the board with the SATA ports you want, ensure it has a x8/x16 slot, put a RAID controller card, the IBM/LSI cards are good, cross flash them to non RAID mode (called IT mode) if you dont want to go with hardware RAID/wish to use FreeNAS or the likes.[DOUBLEPOST=1524282556][/DOUBLEPOST]@Julian there is an Intel tower case for about 7K ish. That plus the 3x5/3x4 bays that are available on Aliexpress will allow you to build a storage server depending on the bays you buy - hotswap has 4 HDDs, while non hotswap is 5 HDDs in 3 slots of 5.25" bays.

I think it had 9 bays, so you can put upto 15 HDDs in that. Plus the PSU is a Delta or FSP 550W standard which can be swapped out later.
 
vivek.krishnan said:
@Julian there is an Intel tower case for about 7K ish. That plus the 3x5/3x4 bays that are available on Aliexpress will allow you to build a storage server depending on the bays you buy - hotswap has 4 HDDs, while non hotswap is 5 HDDs in 3 slots of 5.25" bays.

I think it had 9 bays, so you can put upto 15 HDDs in that. Plus the PSU is a Delta or FSP 550W standard which can be swapped out later.
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Thanks man, but i need this for my main desktop pc, not a storage server. So it should be aesthetically attractive, not just functional. I need just 8x3.5" bays and 1x5.25". Non-hotswap. Also will be using my old psu. Current case is a cm elite 430 which is absolutely perfect just needs a few more front fan cooled 3.5" bays else i would have use the 5.25 bays with a mounting kit.

Any link or other details of this intel case you mentioned?
 
Julian said:
Thanks man, but i need this for my main desktop pc, not a storage server. So it should be aesthetically attractive, not just functional. I need just 8x3.5" bays and 1x5.25". Non-hotswap. Also will be using my old psu. Current case is a cm elite 430 which is absolutely perfect just needs a few more front fan cooled 3.5" bays else i would have use the 5.25 bays with a mounting kit.

Any link or other details of this intel case you mentioned?
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https://www.cnet.com/products/intel-server-chassis-p4304-tower-4u/specs/ - this is similar, you wont get the hotswap bays. Just blanks
 
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