Example of your own Home Sever / NAS Build Log | FreeNas 10

Ok, what's the reason? First of all , many of people are dreaming about comfortable and reliable media-server at home. Second, many of people think , that good NAS is an expensive thing. And the only way to get reliable server is to buy it. Ofc, you could spend your money on some ready decisions , like Synology. But, if you have some old components and periphery, some old parts and a bit time to think and work , you can build your own NAS.

Some comments to this video:
- Guys in the video use FreeNas 10 , but you can use v.9 or (as I do ) Linux Mint.
- Guys in the video use GTX 960 - It's too expensive for NAS (But f you have free one , than you can). I suggest you to use some simple solutions - old graphics card.  You can buy used one in a special stores or Internet.
Also in future I want to show you my own build of NAS.
For now some specs with comments:
Сase: Chenbro SR30169 Black  ( One of three new things in this buid ;) )
Pros of this one: Smart 3.5" disks installation (HotSwap included) , 120mm Fan support and standard PSU (!) In some other cases you can find FlexAtx PSU. Do you really need it?)
Motherboard : Jetway NF9E-Q77 ( Mini-Atx,used)
Pros: Setup , only setup. You have: Intel LGA1155, 6*SATA (2xSATA3 + 4xSATA2), 2хUSB3.0 + 4xUSB2.0, PCI-E + miniPCI-E, 2GBit LAN Intel , HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub, RS232, RS422/485, GPIO, Watchdog, iAMT support , vPro. So , for the old MATX MB , there some awesome details.
CPU: I have to choose between i3- 3220 (used)  and i5-3550 (used) . Well, i5 welcome! Btw, I took it with Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 (also used).

PSU: NAS must be quiet and cool. Also stable and reliable PSU needed. AC VP450 is a good choice for this build. I decided to use it , because it's cheap and pretty quiet.
Ram: Corsair Value Select 8GB DDR3 SODIMM Memory kit.(Used)
HDD: 2*HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 (New)
SSD: SmartBuy SB60GB-IGNT-25SAT3 60Gb (for OS)

Also some noname WiFi card (PCI-e) and stuff.
A little explanation:
I've needed some Omni-purpose station - test area , development environment and media - server. The build isn't complete yet. And I'm still improving some small but important parts.
P.S. I didn't write the prices. If you want to find out some , you can check online stores.