Help with choosing hardware for a basic home storage server

[Stux]

@etorix

As stated, your needs would be met with a X10SDV or A2SDi board in a Node 304 case (6 drives), for which @Stux has an excellent build thread in the old forum

Still going strong, now running Scale bare metal, with 6x 22TB Iron Wolf Pro

Build Report: Node 304 + X10SDV-TLN4F [ESXi/FreeNAS AIO]

And then there is this thread:

Low-cost & low-power DIY NAS build: What would you spec for an efficient 6-drive pool?

Sorry there aren’t any links in this post but the forum won’t let new users post more than 2. dumb rule. My existing NAS hardware is very old. I would like to migrate my existing pool into an entirely new system and can re-use my case, drives, and power supply: CASE: Fractal Define R5 - fits up to eight 3.5" Drives PSU: Corsair RM750x What motherboard+CPU combo would you recommend for a light duty file storage NAS? This is only for the LAN, won’t have more than 2 users, and currently only …