Ultimate Home NAS Setup - 4Gbit Network Connection & 20TB RAID0 Storage Array NCIX Tech Tips

Linus builds the ultimate home storage server and shows how it can easily handle 4x 1Gbit data streams simultaneously! If you want to make sure every PC in your house can be fed with data at all times, you're going to want to build one of these!

[maders]

Linus has came back from the past to help me build a server

[creamermatthew]

I can't help but to learn something new in each of your videos Linus. Keep them coming I'm always watching.

[raytheonorion]

This guy is the coolest. A+ for effort.

[NCIXcom]

I didn't say anything about their reliability. We filmed this before the Red series came out (optimized for NAS/RAID) and their older series storage drives (Green) have issues with RAID (dropping out of the config, not the drive failing outright). That's why we chose the Seagates for this episode.

[NCIXcom]

Good point. Working at the largest computer parts retailer in Canada, I probably don't have access to RMA rates for various components, so I wouldn't factor that into my decision making ;)

But seriously... I do, and I did.

[fedemtz]

The hardest part is finding 1, 000 Dollars to use for this

[Kyasi]

Great demo and very detailed information as well as good camera work! Kudos to your team!

[nervoustwitch]

mad props, i didnt know you could get that speed but i am no tech, i learned to build computers watching you do it on Linus tech tips to build a awesome machine.i got a dell for over 1, 000 dollars and it did not last 2 years now i spent 3, 400 dollars and have one hell of a wicked computer twin gtx liquid cooled 580s 2x OCZ vertex 3 ssd raid 0 western digital 2tb for back ups and storage I72600k 4.6 ghz asus maximus 4 extreme z68 obsidian 800d and Enermax Maxrevo 1350 PSU not possible without you.

[BaMbN]

got a let's say 'similar' setup which works great: Xeon E5v2 6C/12T, Twin 10GbE 10GBase-T (onboard, came as a goodie). 16x 3TB Drives in RAID 50 (4 groups with 4 drives each) at a HP P420 controller on a single port (backplane with built-in LSI expander). 2 intel SSD for operating system (W2K12R2). I can absoultely say the same thing about working with multiple streams. No delays whatsoever. This system does about 3.2 GB/s read in AS SSD benchmark using ReFS, a little less with NTFS. Love this video!

[MegaBeartrap]

Continue with these types of videos i love to see what can be practically done on consumer level hardware that is available. Would also love see how to build your own personal web server and how many users on that hosted website you could get from a home connection.

[NCIXcom]

Not that much cheaper and takes up all the PCIe slots. That's why I decided to go with the quad port card.

[StraightShooter]

Linus - perfect video man! Exactly what I needed to see - will be setting up a home server in a few months - remember what you said about Intel's reliability for SSD OS drive and noted Seagate recommendation - I really appreciate the time and effort and enthusiasm you guys put into your videos - excellent work!

[JH-itvd]

Thanks champ! I was thinking of how to run a new server, but I never knew you could have a trunk on a single nic.
AWESOME VIDEO!!!

[wolfeman]

Outstanding! If you get enough this up please do a vid on each component in depth. Great high end fun!!

[thNebula]

Keep up the networking server youtubes. I will be constructing one for 2 pcs, 1 macminis, and 2+ laptops and tablets. Still not sure how to construct and setup but these youtubes help.

[bobolishis]

Good shit Linus you did your homework and you didn't pull a cisco and call link-agg, ether-channel. This setup is very nice! keep it up!

[denhouse]

That was fun, I can think of many situations this would apply too and compare the cost; very affordable for the right situation. Loved it!!

[prosgo]

After the Seagate Barracuda plug, I was unable to take you seriously. I use WD Red Pro NAS drives (red label). For about $125 you can get a 2 TB drive with a 5 year warranty. The RMA process is simple and fast when a drive fails. Stick with RAID 5 or 10 and keep in mind that higher capacity drives have a higher failure rate.

The SSD, on the other hand was a nice touch.

[mspacone]

That's quite awesome! An updated description explaining which switch and NIC's used would be appreciated. 

[pastryboy]

The Best NAS setup so far on youtube....