Thinking about maybe building my own NAS. I would go with Raid 5, and would like maybe about 6 SATA drives:
- There a mini atx case that can hold this many drives (Non-Rack ideally)
- What sort of power will I need?
- Any way this won't be pretty loud?
Thinking about maybe building my own NAS. I would go with Raid 5, and would like maybe about 6 SATA drives:
Have you seen Lian Li's PC-Q08?
I doubt it's what you're looking for, but most Mini-ITX boards will fit in a standard ATX case.
Most HD's pull around 10w+ each, so an normal Mini-ITX powersupply probably isn't going to cut it.
Even through some time has passed and you most likely already have a case I would recommend a Fractal Design Array R2 which I use for my Network Storage. It takes up to 6 3.5" devices and 1 2.5" device and just looks awesome.
If you can do with 4: Chenbro ES34069. I've never seen a mini-ITX chassis hold more than 4.
Edit: I stand corrected. The Fractal case in the comment above looks awesome.
If you are using picoPSU or similar, I recommend using low-power drives. Their performance is within striking distance from their 7200rpm counterparts, and their noise levels and power requirements are more modest. If you look at [table on this article], you can easily find LP drives that take 6.5W or less when seeking, compared to around 10W of 7200rpm drives.