What exactly are you planning on storing on here? 10TB seems a bit excessive to me but then again we still don't really know much about your plans for this thing.
How small do you want this thing to be?
Like shuffle said SSDs are basically required to make a NAS truly silent. But I guess if you really need 10TB then that's not a practical option.
Do you really need that much cpu power? According to tomshardware even Intel silvermont/bay trail-D would meet your needs:
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You can get a fanless board for that and design a system that uses well under 100w at load before factoring in HDDs.
Most reputable PSUs turn off the fan automatically when the load drops below 40/50%. You might not need to spend big bucks on a high end fanless model if you plan carefully. Or you could wire up an external power brick with a pico-psu. Those go up to 150-250 watts if I recall.
How small do you want this thing to be?
Like shuffle said SSDs are basically required to make a NAS truly silent. But I guess if you really need 10TB then that's not a practical option.
Do you really need that much cpu power? According to tomshardware even Intel silvermont/bay trail-D would meet your needs:
You can get a fanless board for that and design a system that uses well under 100w at load before factoring in HDDs.
delroth Wrote:PSU: Seasonic Platinum 520 Fanless (a bit overkill, but I'd like to have some margin + fanless + good efficiency, and the choice was limited)
Most reputable PSUs turn off the fan automatically when the load drops below 40/50%. You might not need to spend big bucks on a high end fanless model if you plan carefully. Or you could wire up an external power brick with a pico-psu. Those go up to 150-250 watts if I recall.
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