Nas Board
Overview
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The term 'nas board' refers to specialized, high-density motherboards designed for DIY Network Attached Storage (NAS) and home server builds. As of late 2026, the market is shifting rapidly away from traditional prebuilt units toward DIY solutions due to the "enshittification" of commercial NAS (soldered RAM, locked OS drives, and marked-up vendor-proprietary hard drives) NascomparesBriancmoses.
Key Market & Product Trends (2026)
* Processor Evolution: The Intel N-series (N100, N305) has become the industry standard for power-efficient NAS builds, offering high performance at 6W–15W TDP Briancmoses. Mid-tier "AI NAS" boards featuring the Intel Core 3 N300 (8-core/7W) are emerging as the 2026 "sweet spot" for handling both storage and local AI inference Briancmoses.
* Networking Standards: 2.5GbE is now the absolute baseline for DIY boards, with 10GbE (SFP+ or Marvell AQC113C) becoming common on high-end mini-ITX boards BriancmosesAlibaba.
* Storage Density: Modern NAS boards are moving from standard PCIe slots to SFF-8643 (Mini-SAS HD) connectors to support up to 8+ SATA drives on a small mini-ITX footprint BriancmosesAlibaba.
* All-Flash Transition: The launch of NAS-specific SSDs (like the SanDisk NAS series) is driving a trend toward all-flash NAS motherboards featuring 4 to 6 M.2 NVMe slots Tech-InsiderAlibaba.
Market Dynamics & Procurement Insights
* Price Volatility: High-capacity hard drives (24TB+) have seen significant price jumps, with some models nearly doubling in cost (up to $1,100 for 26TB variants) Tech-InsiderNascompares.
* Top B2B Suppliers: Shenzhen-based manufacturers like Topton, CWWK (Changwang), and BKHD (Beikong) currently dominate the DIY NAS board market, providing boards that integrate high SATA counts and multi-2.5GbE ports AlibabaAlibabaAlibaba.
Diy Nas Board Intel Core 3 N300 8 Sata Ports
Products · 6 lists
NAS Motherboard Intel N150 N100 i3-N305 8-Bay 1*10G 2*2.5G LANs 2*NVMe 2*SFF-8643 to 8*SATA Firewall Mainboard PCIex1 Type-C
Shenzhen Lonten Technology Co., Limited🇨🇳CN13 yrs
BKHD NAS Motherboard C612 Xeon E5 V3/V4 6lan with CPU Fan 10*SATA 2*PCIeX16 1*PCIeX8 Network Storage Server Truenas LGA2011
Shenzhen Beikong Industrial Control Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN4 yrs
C246 ITX NAS Motherboard 8 SATA 3.0 4*I226 2.5G 2*M.2 NVME 2*DDR4 PCIE 16X NAS Board LGA1151 Support 8th/9th Core CPU
Dongguan Mini Tree Computer Manufacturing Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN7 yrs
N23 Q670 NAS Motherboard Max 8*SATA 6*M.2 Intel 12/13/14th Gen LGA1700 1*PCIE5.0x16 2*DDR5 2*2.5G LAN ITX Firewall Mainboard
Dongguan Tuofuton Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.verified🇨🇳CN8 yrs
Piesia H670 NAS Motherboard 2*LAN LGA 1700 Q670 Nas Board 8*SATA PCIEx16 3*M-Key X86 Linux Industrial Server ITX Nas Motherboard
Shenzhen Piesia Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.verified🇨🇳CN14 yrs
Industrial NAS Motherboard 2LAN 6COM 7USB 8GPIO 2*DDR5 Intel 12/13th Gen Core I3 I5 I7 8*Bay Mini Itx NAS Motherboard
Chengqin Precision Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.verified🇨🇳CN5 yrs
NAS Motherboard LGA 1700 H670 Q670 Intel 13th 12th Gen 2 Lan 2*DDR5 8*SATA3.0 3*M-Key 2280 8USB PCIex16 NAS Mini ITX Motherboard
Shenzhen Zunsia Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.verified🇨🇳CN10 yrs
RGEEK NAS Server Motherboard SATA3.0 Embedded N2940 4 Core Mini ITX Industrial Board
Shenzhen Kexi Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN8 yrs
Professional X99 C612 NAS Motherboard 10 SATA 3.0 Ports 2.5G LAN Support Xeon E5 V3 V4 CPU 4 DDR4 Slots MATX Storage Mainboard
Shenzhen Hongxintai Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN5 yrs
ERYING NAS Desktop Motherboard Onboard CPU Intel Core I5-14500HX Double Channel DDR5 4x M.2 NVMe 2280 SATA 12 Ports Micro-ATX
OEM NAS Motherboard M-ATX C612 4*2.5G LAN ECC RAM 10*SATA 2*PCIeX16 1*PCIeX8 Intel LGA2011-3 Xeon E5 V3/V4 Server Mainboard
Shenzhen Wenlink Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN4 yrs
Delicate NAS Motherboard 9SATA3.0 Embedded N2940 4Core Mini ITX Industrial Board NVR-N29E
Shenzhen Innovision Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN10 yrs
C246 NAS Motherboard Mini ITX 8 LAN LGA1151 Intel Core 8th 9th I3 I5 I7 EXON E2104G E2126G E2186G Server Soft Router Mainboard
Guanfeng Network Technology (shenzhen) Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN8 yrs
Qotom 10th Gen Core I3 I5 I7 NAS Motherboard 4*i225-V 2.5G LAN Dual DDR4 M.2 HD 4*SATA3.0 Soft Routing Mini ITX Mainboard
Shenzhen Qotom Technology Co., Ltd.verified🇨🇳CN16 yrs
Nas Motherboard 1151 Ddr4 2400MHz DIMM 64GB Support GPIO WDT PCIE3.0 X16 ATX Power Input Single Board Computers
Shenzhen Senba Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN11 yrs
Intel I5-12450H Double 6-Bay NAS Motherboard 8505 Max 6*NVMe 6*SATA3.0 1*PCIEx4 4*l I226-V 2.5G 2*DDR5 Firewall Router Mini ITX
Shenzhen Armortec Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN10 yrs
6-Bay I3-N305 N150 NAS Motherboard 1*10G 2*i226-V 2.5G 3LAN 6*SATA3.0 2*M.2 NVMe 1*DDR5 Soft Router Firewall ITX Mainboard-New
TOPTON TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED🇭🇰HK1 yr
NAS Motherboard N100 DDR4 4*i226V 2.5G LAN 6*SATA3.0 2*M.2 Integrated Graphics Laptop Storage Server
Shenzhen Mega Technologies Co., Ltd.verified🇨🇳CN13 yrs
Pen-tium N6005 Industrial NAS Motherboard Firewall Routing 4x Inte1 I226-V LAN 2*M.2 NVMe 6*SATA3.0 2*DDR4 DP1.4 HD2.0 Mini ITX
Huizhou S-Xin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN4 yrs
Intel Core Celeron Bay Trail J1900 NAS Mini-ITX Motherboard Multi SATA 12*SATA Raid Network Storage
Beijing Teket Innovation Technology Company Limited🇨🇳CN17 yrs
Intel N5095 N5105 Motherboard with Processor RAM DDR4 6 SATA3.0 HD DP 2 LAN COM PCIE3.0X4 Industrial Thin ItX NAS Motherboard
Shenzhen Evr Tech Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN9 yrs
NAS Motherboard Pen-tium N6005 I226-V 2.5G Nics Dual M.2 NVMe Six SATA3.0 2*DDR4 DP Mini ITX 17x17CM Soft Routing
Xiawei (shenzhen) Computer Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN5 yrs
Intel N5095 DDR4 6 SATA HD DP 4K Display 2 RJ45 LAN COM PCIe Win10/Linux NAS Mini ITX Industrial Embedded Motherboard
Shenzhen Hanzsung Technology Co., Ltd.verified🇨🇳CN13 yrs
H310 Network Security Firewall & Soft Router Motherboard, NAS Board with 4 Intel Gigabit LAN Ports & PCIe X4 Slot
Shenzhen Zhoukong Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN3 yrs
CM3588 Core Board Kit 2.5G RK3588 CPU Development Board 4xPCIe3.0 4K/8K CM3588 NAS SDK Kit 4 NVMe HD-M.I in
Shenzhen Chuangyida Electronics Co., Limited🇨🇳CN6 yrs
BKHD NAS N100 DDR5 Motherboard 6*SATA3.0 2.5G Nics Mini ITX 17x 17cm 2*M.2 for Softrouter Storage Server From Xpenology
Shenzhen Kexinxin Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN4 yrs
BKHD Intel N100 NAS Motherboard 6 SATA DDR5 2 5GbE Dual NVMe Mini ITX Storage Server Mainboard
BKIPC LIMITED🇭🇰HK1 yr
CWWK M12 N6005 NAS Motherboard 4 x 2.5GbE i226V LAN 6 Bay 2 x M.2 NVMe DDR4 6 x SATA3.0 Homelab Mini ITX Motherboard
Shenzhen Changwang Weikong Technology Co., Ltd.🇨🇳CN1 yrRelated Searches
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