10-31-2024, 12:00 AM
Hey, Looking for recommendations for a good MATX / cpu combo to support a NAS. Main use case will be a central file sever with min 8 drives to start with but with possible expansion up to 18 in the future. It will be a mixed drive situation with 3.5" HDD and 2.5" SSD's. Probably 8 of each HDD & SSD. Depending on the PCIe slots and amount of onboard SATA ports on the mobo was thinking prioritize SSD's for the to the onboard SATA ports and using LSI HBA in a x8/x4 to run the HHDs. Is this a reasonable management of PCIe bandwidth or is there other better methods you can recommend? I dont want to spend a massive amount but want a long term reliable NAS.