crosspec / home-nas
Build a NAS that doesn't lose your data.
100 components. CMR drives only for ZFS / RAID. ECC RAM matched to platform. HBA in IT-mode for ZFS pools. Sourced from ServerBuilds, r/homelab, manufacturer specs.
Tell me what you're storing e.g. "Plex media server with 50TB usable" or "ZFS Scale build for VMs"
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Prebuilt NAS
13- synology Synology DS923+ $599.99
- synology Synology DS1522+ $749.99
- synology Synology DS224+ $299.99
- qnap QNAP TS-464 $599
- qnap QNAP TS-873A $1299
- terramaster TerraMaster F4-423 $499.99
- ugreen UGREEN DXP4800 Plus $699.99
- asustor Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen3 (AS6804T) $949
- synology Synology DS424+ $399.99
- synology Synology DS1823xs+ $1999.99
- qnap QNAP TS-h973AX $1299
- terramaster TerraMaster F4-424 Pro $649.99
- ugreen UGREEN DXP6800 Pro $799.99
DIY platform
10- aoostar Aoostar WTR Pro N100 4-bay $459
- minisforum Minisforum MS-01 mini PC barebone $759
- topton Topton N100 NAS motherboard 4-bay $219
- jonsbo JONSBO N3 8-bay NAS case $219.99
- fractal Fractal Design Node 304 ITX case $109.99
- hp HP MicroServer Gen11 $449
- topton Topton N305 6-bay NAS motherboard $269
- jonsbo JONSBO N4 NAS case $79.99
- silverstone Silverstone CS381 8-bay NAS case $349.99
- asrock ASRock B550 ITX/AC $159.99
Hard drives
18- western digital WD Red Plus 4TB CMR (WD40EFPX) $99.99
- western digital WD Red Plus 8TB CMR (WD80EFPX) $169.99
- western digital WD Red Pro 16TB (WD161KFGX) $299.99
- western digital WD Red Pro 22TB (WD221KFGX) $459.99
- seagate Seagate IronWolf 8TB (ST8000VN004) $179.99
- seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB (ST18000NE000) $329.99
- toshiba Toshiba N300 12TB (HDWG21CXZSTA) $219.99
- seagate Seagate Exos X20 20TB (ST20000NM007D) $339.99
- western digital WD Red Plus 6TB CMR (WD60EFPX) $129.99
- western digital WD Red Plus 12TB CMR (WD120EFBX) $239.99
- western digital WD Red Pro 8TB (WD8003FFBX) $179.99
- western digital WD Red Pro 14TB (WD141KFGX) $259.99
- seagate Seagate IronWolf 4TB (ST4000VN006) $89.99
- seagate Seagate IronWolf 6TB (ST6000VN006) $119.99
- seagate Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB (ST12000NE0008) $249.99
- toshiba Toshiba N300 8TB (HDWG480XZSTA) $149.99
- toshiba Toshiba N300 16TB (HDWG31GXZSTA) $289.99
- toshiba Toshiba MG09 18TB enterprise (MG09ACA18TE) $319.99
SSD / cache
11- samsung Samsung 870 EVO 2TB SATA $159.99
- western digital WD Red SN700 1TB NVMe $119.99
- crucial Crucial MX500 1TB SATA $79.99
- samsung Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe $169.99
- kingston Kingston DC600M 1.92TB enterprise SATA $219.99
- samsung Samsung 870 EVO 4TB SATA $299.99
- western digital WD Red SA500 2TB NAS SATA SSD $169.99
- crucial Crucial T500 2TB NVMe $139.99
- samsung Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVMe $349.99
- western digital Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN630 1.92TB NVMe $349
- intel Intel Optane 905P (reference for ZFS SLOG) $399
RAM
9- crucial Crucial 32GB DDR4-2666 ECC SODIMM $119.99
- synology Synology D4ECSO-2666-16G $199.99
- samsung Samsung M391A4G43AB1-CWE 32GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM $109.99
- crucial Crucial 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-5600 ECC UDIMM kit $269.99
- crucial Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 ECC SODIMM $69.99
- synology Synology D4ECSO-2666-4G $69.99
- kingston Kingston 64GB (2x32GB) DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM kit $219.99
- crucial Crucial 32GB DDR5-4800 ECC SODIMM $129.99
- samsung Samsung 16GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM $59.99
HBA card
8- broadcom lsi LSI 9305-16i IT mode HBA $279
- broadcom lsi LSI 9211-8i IT mode HBA $79
- broadcom Broadcom 9500-8i Tri-Mode HBA $449
- adaptec Adaptec ASR-71605 (avoid; reference only) $129
- broadcom lsi LSI 9211-4i IT mode HBA (4-port) $49
- broadcom Broadcom 9400-8i Tri-Mode HBA $299
- broadcom Broadcom 9305-24i HBA $499
- ibm IBM M1015 (flash to IT mode) $45
SAS expander
610GbE NIC
10- intel Intel X550-T2 10GbE $219
- mellanox Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE SFP+ $39
- marvell aquantia Aquantia AQC107 10GbE NIC $99
- intel Intel X710-DA2 SFP+ $269
- intel Intel X520-DA2 SFP+ $149
- mellanox Mellanox ConnectX-4 LX 25GbE $189
- intel Intel I350-T4 quad gigabit $159
- mikrotik MikroTik 10G NIC (M4L-10G-SFP+) $45
- asus ASUS XG-C100C 10GbE $99
- tp link TP-Link TX401 10GbE $59.99
UPS
8- cyberpower CyberPower CP1500AVRLCD $199.99
- apc APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 (BR1500MS2) $229.99
- eaton Eaton 5S1500LCD $219.99
- cyberpower CyberPower OR2200LCDRT2U rackmount $599.99
- apc APC Smart-UPS 1500VA (SMT1500) $549.99
- eaton Eaton 5P 1550VA $499.99
- cyberpower CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD $249.99
- tripp lite Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD $219.99