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1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: I'll be using it as NAS.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 20k (without drives). I can extend it 5-10k more. I am willing to spend another 15-20k on drives.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: FreeNAS
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 4TB (2 x 2TB)
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: No. It'll run headless, monitored and controlled via SSH.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: None.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a month (Feb 2014).
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have not built a system before from scratch, but I have disassembled and assembled a lot of systems and I'm willing to do my first build myself.
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Bangalore. Whatever is cheaper and more reliable.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I'd like a Mini-ITX case with atleast 6 harddrive bays (if I want to add more drives in future). I'm okay with Micro-ATX as well if its cheaper and offers better cooling. Also, I'll be running it 24/7, so I don't mind spending some extra for better cooling.
Ans: I'll be using it as NAS.
2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 20k (without drives). I can extend it 5-10k more. I am willing to spend another 15-20k on drives.
3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: No
4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: FreeNAS
5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 4TB (2 x 2TB)
6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: No. It'll run headless, monitored and controlled via SSH.
7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: None.
8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within a month (Feb 2014).
9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: I have not built a system before from scratch, but I have disassembled and assembled a lot of systems and I'm willing to do my first build myself.
10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Bangalore. Whatever is cheaper and more reliable.
11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: I'd like a Mini-ITX case with atleast 6 harddrive bays (if I want to add more drives in future). I'm okay with Micro-ATX as well if its cheaper and offers better cooling. Also, I'll be running it 24/7, so I don't mind spending some extra for better cooling.
