I am putting together a NAS from parts that I have from an old computer.
Currently I have an ECS AM3 black motherboard
an AMD Athlon II x2 @ 2.8 GHZ
4 GB of DDR3 Ram
a 450 watt Power supply
several old HD that I can use for the operating system (or I am considering purchasing an SSD)
I am only going to be using this for a media server, light torrenting, and PC backup
I am debating what setup I want to proceed with as far as HD go.
I am considering just getting 2x4 TB HD and putting them in Raid 1.
My main questions are is an SSD going to be that much of a difference (is it necessary to have one for caching)?
Do you think that with these components that it will be a reliable / well functioning NAS?
Thanks alot!
Brian