diy nas

Hello everybody, I was thinking of a crazy idea for a DIY project and I saw some similar projects with DIY PCIe bifurcation boards that I thought it would be a good place to post my idea for feedback. My plan, IDK if it will even work, is to take a PCIe switch, like the Broadcom P411W-32P...

Does anyone know the deal with the E3-1235L-V5 Xeon availability in the US? It was released Q4'15 but no US retailer seems to sell them. 25W TDP CPU. I want to use it with a Mini-ITX supermicro board for an 8 drive DIY NAS and media server (w/ supermicro PCI-E SATA card). I can't seem to find...

Hi there! It seems I have been bitten by some strange creature, as i simply cannot stop looking at other electronics while I wait for the components for my new mini-ITX build. The latest is flavor of the week is NAS. I am not looking for anything fancy, primarily only for storage and...