NAS/Media Centre

BaconZombie

I'm looking in build a NAS asap to take the pressure off my Gaming PC.
I already have 5 1TiB Samsung F1 SATA2 drives, Corsair TX 850W ATX.

But looking for ideas on the following parts with the list min spec:

MotherBoard -
Asus would be first option but will consider others.
>4 x SATA2 ports {>6x and linux compatible is best},
> 2 x PCI-X ports and at-lest 1 PCI.
Intel Socket-775
Dual Gig Nic's

CPU
Compatible with above MB, Dual Core{Quid would be nice but would kill the budget}.

Graphics Card
Nvida {for the Linux support}
Will be connected to 40" Full HD so DVI/HDMI.
Should also be back to handle some gaming.

RAM
2-4GiB in single stick {will be looking to make it to 16GB for VMWare hosts} will settle for 2x 2GiB if the pricing is crazy for single sticks.


Optical Drives
DVD-RW or BlueRay {if cheap}

Case
Good case with easy access to Drives and wiring.
Hotswappable HD is a great bonus.

Budget is ~300€- ~400€ {closer to 300 or lower the better}

Leman_Russ

You will no way in a million years get that for €300.

A 4GB stick of Ram Alone is close to €100 iirc.

BaconZombie

Ignoring the single stick requirement, what a good mix of MB/CPU/RAM?

Leman_Russ wrote: »

You will no way in a million years get that for €300.

A 4GB stick of Ram Alone is close to €100 iirc.