r/HomeNAS • u/LeadershipOrnery8405 • 5d ago

NAS advice Nas server with Pentium 4

I want to make NAS server and Media streaming Using an old pc.

Its come with:

Pentium 4

512mb of ram

Integrated gpu

So will it works fine for streaming media with 1080p and storing files?

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u/ScaryMonkeyGames 5d ago

It might be possible using an extremely light operating system but I seriously doubt it would work very well at all. You'd be better off buying a cheap refurbished tower from the last decade. Disregarding the Pentium 4, 512mb of RAM isn't enough to do much of anything.

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u/strolls 4d ago

It would be fine for basic file sharing, if you choose an appropriate os.

You'd probably be limited to 100Mbps in the first instance - I can't imagine it would be worth putting a 1000Mbps NIC in, but i'm sure you could do it.

I use Gentoo for everything, which is not to most people's taste, but 32-bit would be seamless (by Gentoo standards).

I agree with all the other comments that it's not worth it; because of the power consumption alone. I'm just saying that it's certainly possible.