Hardware

NAS 
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 Components 
 
 
 
 Component 
 Model 
 
 
 CPU 
 Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core 
 
 
 CPU Cooler 
 Noctua NH-L9i 
 
 
 Mainboard 
 ASRock H510M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1200 
 
 
 Memory 
 Crucial RAM CT8G4DFRA266 8GB DDR4 2666 MHz CL19 
 
 
 Case 
 Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower 
 
 
 Power Supply 
 be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 400W (80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX) 
 
 
 Extension Card 
 BEYIMEI PCI Express to 2 Port SATA III 6Gbps 
 
 
 Drives 
 
 
 Transcend 120GB SSD SATA III 6Gb/s MTS820S 
 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) 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Notes 
 
 At first I bought the Intel Core i3-10100F CPU (F => 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 
 
 
 
 Component 
 Model 
 
 
 Hard Drive Enclosure 
 Xystec 4-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure, USB 3.0 or eSATA 
 
 
 Drives 
 
 
 Seagate Barracuda 5TB 3.5" (ST500DM003) 
 Toshiba 6TB 3.5" (MD04ACA600) 
 Seagate Barracuda 8TB 3.5" (ST800DM004) 
 WD 10TB 3.5" (WD1EMAZ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 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.