Ryzen 5 3600 CPU (could wait for Zen 3 but I don't think I'm CPU bound in this workload and this is substantially cheaper than the launch price for the 5600) cheapo fanless GPU (I expect to run this ...

Lets say youve finally caved into the desire to build your own Network-Attached Storage server and bought the hardware necessary for the endeavor. The next course of action is to pick the perfect ...

There are two ways to acquire a network-attached storage (NAS) device. The first route is through building your own using PC parts and another is to buy one already put together and ready for some ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

Let's get one thing out of the way. If you're a person who always builds your own PCs or servers, this article isn't for you. If you're the sort who would always build your own NAS, go ahead. I'm not ...

So I've got an older box with a bunch of drives in it that's got a old Linux distro I don't remember the name of which is no longer maintained on it. I want to turn it into a server that can function ...

The NAS market at the moment is very much orientated around a cluster of big companies like QNAP, Thecus, Patriot, Buffalo, Synology, and so on. All these companies produce ready-made NAS systems and ...

We are choosing to use FreeNAS in our DIY NAS and the reasons for this are multiple. Firstly and most importantly FreeNAS is free which helps keep costs down allowing you to acquire better hardware ...

Being an Editor here at Custom PC Review, I’m constantly in need of lots of mass storage. At CES 2017, I took over 1,000 14-bit RAW images using a Nikon D800 camera which generated files somewhere ...

If you’re like me, you’ve got hundreds of gigabytes of digital media files, everything from movies, to music, to TV shows, stored across portable hard drives, old laptops, and various PCs. Wouldn’t it ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The WD Red series is specifically designed to be used in conjunction with a network-attached ...