Hey, after some guidance as I will be looking to build a replacement NAS, currently I’ve got a Synology DS415+ which I’m looking to decommission. The plan is too build something and use TrueNAS or Unraid still undecided. I would like to use the existing drives, currently 3 x 4TB drives but would also throw in a couple of new 6TB drives as well.
From what I can see most the NAS Killer builds are all Intel Xeon builds, I wouldn’t mind doing that but buying everything from eBay and non warranty is a concern. Is there a Intel i5 /i7 build or AMD Ryzen equivalent or do I go the Dell Precision Tower route? I don’t plan to run any VM’s on it as I’ve got a couple of servers that will be used for that purpose.
Also not scared of building it myself as I’ve built plenty of PC’s over the years, worked in a computer store 10 odd years ago.
I had trouble finding used parts but eventually came across a bundle, intel Core i5-6500 + Supermicro X11SAE-M + 16Gb DDR4, for £125. I ordered a new fractal node 804 case from Poland because used cases were selling for around the same price. Overall I’ve spent less than the price of a 4 bay Synology
Hello! I hope I am not breaking any rules but I have a few questions and to be honest I feel a bit lost and everything seems to be overwhelming at the moment.
Anyways, I am primarily looking to make a DIY (or pre build) NAS that can handle the following things:
I want to install Plex, or something similar, for streaming movies or series. I need it to be able to handle 3/4 streams of 1080p at the same time or 3 4k streams at the same time.
I want to be able to back up my pictures and view them
I want to make an IMDB page where I can add series/movies and that it will download it automatically in the right quality and folder with the right subtitles. I already looked a bit into Sonarr and Radarr
It would be nice to add camera footage later on but not needed now.
I would like to keep it as power efficient as possible.
What hardware would I need for this? I tried reading up on a few threads here but I hear a lot of the HP 290 or for DIY builds that seem to vary a lot, from this guide to the following:
Motherboard: Asus Prime Z370-P
CPU: I5-9400T
RAM: TeamGroup Elite 1x16gb
SSD: Sabrent Rocket Q 512gb
I find it hard to know what sort of hardware would be best suited for my needs while staying as power efficient as possible.
Hey @JDM_WAAAT - I’m looking at building on an ITX (to fit in a Fractal 304) and noted that the h81i-plus motherboard actually has 2 x SATA6 as well as the 2 x SATA3 that you note, making it a much stronger choice.
This will primarily be used as a NAS running Unraid. Would like to also possibly run a small VM or 2 but not sure if the hardware will support that with Unraid.
Just an FYI for anyone reading this - the Intel C222 and C224 Chipsets do not support Intel integrated graphics, so do not buy a processor with an iGPU like I did and expect it to work.
So with the price of P 2000 dropping, does it worth switching to that on the Unraid server instead of having another PC running around? Specially if I don’t have many users transcoding simultaneously. And if so, how hard is to move the Plex data over (the user data)?