Been wanting to build a NAS for years, never got around to it, but I'm at the point now where I'm ready to do it.
I'm looking ONLY at a Micro ATX based build here - AMD or Intel doesn't matter. I would prefer a sub $150 CPU 60W or less for ease in quietly cooling. Would prefer that motherboard have 3 or 4 M.2 slots, as I already have 3 m.2 drives for use - looking for triple redundancy backups. I will directly connect to network via network cable, so wifi does not matter.
Case wise, I like overall look & the 200mm front fan of the Thermaltake Divider 200 TG Air, don't really like the price though.
Memory wise, I'll select something from the motherboard compatibility list once I've chosen the motherboard.
I'm guessing a 400W power supply would be more than enough as this will only ever be used as a NAS.
Would prefer to keep this under $600 for case, memory, motherboard, CPU & power supply.
Rebuild 2.0 Specs: Phantek's Enthoo Pro Full Tower case * Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 motherboard * Intel i9-13900KS CPU with Kraken X63 AIO * WIN 11 PRO 64bit * MSI 4070 Ti Gaming X Trio GPU * Corsair Vengeance 64GB(4x16GB) RAM * Solidigm P44 Pro 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD (Win11 Pro) + Intel 665p 1TB M.2 NVMe (storage) + Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 NVMe (storage) + Samsung 980 1TB M.2 NVMe (Ubuntu) * Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 1200W ATX 3.0 PSU * Samsung 50 inch QN90A 4K TV/monitor * FANS: Bitfenix Spectre Pro 200mm front intake + 2x Noctua NF-A14 Industrial PPC 140mm exhaust on Kraken X63 radiator + 1 Noctua NF-A12 120mm rear intake