# Hardware

### NAS

#### Images

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##### Components

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-component-%C2%A0-%C2%A0-cpu-%C2%A0-" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; height: 401px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 29px;">**Component**</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 29px;">**Model**</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 29px;">CPU</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 29px;">[Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/199283/intel-core-i310100-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.html)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 29px;">CPU Cooler</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 29px;">[Noctua NH-L9i](https://noctua.at/en/nh-l9i)</td></tr><tr style="height: 28px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 28px;">Mainboard</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 28px;">[ASRock H510M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1200](https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/H510M-ITXac/index.asp)</td></tr><tr style="height: 46px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 33px;">Memory</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 33px;">[Crucial RAM CT8G4DFRA266 8GB DDR4 2666 MHz CL19](https://www.crucial.de/memory/ddr4/ct8g4dfra266)</td></tr><tr style="height: 30px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 30px;">Case</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 30px;">[Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower](https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/node/node-304/black/)</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 29px;">Power Supply</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 29px;">be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 400W (80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX)</td></tr><tr style="height: 35px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 35px;">Extension Card</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 35px;">[BEYIMEI PCI Express to 2 Port SATA III 6Gbps](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07PRRQ41J)</td></tr><tr style="height: 159px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 159px;">Drives</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 159px;">- [Transcend 120GB SSD SATA III 6Gb/s MTS820S](https://www.transcend-info.com/Products/No-749)
- WD Red 6TB 3.5" 5400 RPM (WD60EFRX)
- WD Red 6TB 3.5" 5400 RPM (WD60EFRX)
- WD Red 8TB 3.5" 5400 RPM (WD80EFAX)
- WD Red 8TB 3.5" 5400 RPM (WD80EFAX)
- Seagate IronWolf 8TB 3.5" 7200 RPM (ST8000VN004)
- Seagate IronWolf 8TB 3.5" 7200 RPM (ST8000VN004)

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##### Notes

- At first I bought the Intel Core i3-10100F CPU (F =&gt; no integrated GPU), because it did only cost half of what the version with GPU costs and to minimize the power usage of the CPU (why should I need a GPU on a NAS anyway). I wasn't aware that I couldn't even get into the mainboards BIOS/UEFI without GPU, so that did not work.
- The mainboard only has 4x SATA III interfaces but the case supports 6x 3.5" drives, this is why I needed the PCI-E extension card (I found no cheap mini ITX mainboard with 6x SATA interfaces)
- I opted for the (more expensive) gold certified PSU so that I can utilize as much of the drawn power as possible to save energy and cost
- I currently use only one memory module. I plan to upgrade this to two memory modules in the future, so I can utilize dual channel RAM for a bit of performance gain and be more safer in case one module dies.

### Backup

##### Components

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-component-model-hard" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; height: 87px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 29px;">**Component**</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 29px;">**Model**</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 29px;">Hard Drive Enclosure</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 29px;">Xystec 4-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure, USB 3.0 or eSATA</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="width: 12.2222%; height: 29px;">Drives</td><td style="width: 54.4444%; height: 29px;">- Seagate Barracuda 5TB 3.5" (ST500DM003)
- Toshiba 6TB 3.5" (MD04ACA600)
- Seagate Barracuda 8TB 3.5" (ST800DM004)
- WD 10TB 3.5" (WD1EMAZ)

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#### Notes

- I used the USB hard drive enclosure in combination with a Raspberry Pie as my old NAS. Now that I have build my new NAS I did no longer have a usage for it.
- All backup drives are from shucked external drives which I used as backup drives in my old setup. I decided it was more practical to combine the external drives into one enclosure instead of having them separate.