Build a freeNAS for home use

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Hi Guys,

Am being searching and googling the web to build a home NAS. Actually am planning to build a small NAS about 500Gb space to store my photos and videos. I lost most of them from my WD external HDD and being able recover some of them. So i plan to build a small NAS. I just gone through your youtube channel. 

The problem is , frankly am a AMD fan . :) . When i first checked the website it says it need only a 64bit pc with 8GB ram . So i planned a AMD , because it's low cost and performance wise i like them . this is my spec:

  1. CPU : AMD A4-4000 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor
  2. MOBO; Gigabyte GA-F2A55M

But after gone through the forum i found out may be this won't work with freeNAS. 

After hardware recommendations.reading this i am bit more confused. I think may i could use any intel dual core cpu but the problem is gigabyte and asus mobo use realtek nic. I think that won't work well with freenas. So please help me to build a budget one.

USE: I am not intend to use 24x7 . Plan to use about 1-2 hr a day, coz it's home build an i need to use while am at home.

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I'd consider getting of the mini-itx boards with an embedded celeron/atom. There are ones available in your price range. Many of them work with freenass and nas4free. It will also consume much less power, so if you do want to run it for more than 1-2 hours a day it's no big deal.

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Finally i build the hardware . Thanks to everyone :) . Find the build log here.