Noob Alert - First time getting into NAS discussion.
Due to my recent upgrade to skylake, I have my old cpu/mobo/ram free. They are working perfectly. Can I use them to build a NAS ?
: The hardware I have
Due to my recent upgrade to skylake, I have my old cpu/mobo/ram free. They are working perfectly. Can I use them to build a NAS ?
: The hardware I have
- Gigabyte GA-880Gm-USB3 (Micro ATX)
- PhenomII X4 955 BE
- 4x4GB Corsair RAM
- Asus N66U
- Wifi Connectivity to all devices at home (including Mobiles, Laptop and the skylake build)
- Wifi throughput is around 7MBps
- NAS will be wired connected to N66U
- Share media to all devices at home
- Future use - to extend sharing on web
- other services - 24x7 downloader, http server, etc as possible
- Reuse existing core components
- Can I use these components to build a NAS ?
- How much will be the power consumption ? Will it be too high compare to dedicated NAS
- Is 7MBps too less to setup a NAS?
- If NAS, what other components will I need ? Budget (As economical as possible to get a decent/durable build)
- If not NAS, can these components be put to some other use?