Question How much power supply for a 12 drive NAS?

[jamesdsimone]

Thinking about building another storage server out of my old parts. I have a Synology 4 bay that is acting up and off the shelf NAS's are ridiculously over priced. I have my retired FX8350/4x8Gb 1866 DDR3/watercooler. Is 750w sufficient?

 

[In2Photos]

Put your configuration into PC Part Picker and see what it says. Id say 750w is more than enough especially if you don't have a big GPU.

 

[fzabkar]

I would try to configure staggered spin-up so that all 12 drives don't instantly load up your PSU.

 

[jamesdsimone]

I want to use all on hand parts except drives and I already have the 750w power supply. 12 is the maximum number of drives that will fit in the case. I don't need to full populate it, 8 would be fine.

 

[Mersheena]

A 12-drive NAS typically requires a power supply of around 300–500 watts, depending on the drives and system components. Always check the NAS specs and drive requirements for accuracy.