Good morning all,
Like most I have a lot of data that has been collected over the years sitting on a couple different machines/platforms. One of which is a 10-year-old iMac that has been a paper weight for the past 2 years. I started looking at consolidating my data a few years ago but had no idea where to start. It was not long before I found something that would work. A co-worker had recommended a couple different systems much like synology offers however it seemed to me a pretty steep expense for what it was. After spending some time on Reddit, I found JDM’s subreddit, then the discord and started getting a better idea of what I could do. I had no idea all the capabilities of a NAS. I was just looking for a way to store my data safely and securely, and I quickly found you can do so much more.
I decided to go with an Unraid build based on recommendations of others in the group. I completed my build. I am currently sitting at 16 TB which should suit me fine for a little while but I can see how easy it is to get carried away when you have a bunch of storage to play with.
Build Complete:
| Type | Part | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Fractal Design Node 804 | $109.99 | |
| Mother Board | SUPERMICRO X9SCM-F | $70.00 | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon SR0P6 E3-1270V2 3.50GHz 4 Core 69W 8MB Ivy Bridge | $71 | |
| RAM | Samsung-8GB-DDR3-PC3-12800-ECC-UDIMM | $85.99 | |
| CPU Cooler | ARCTIC Freezer 34 -Tower CPU Cooler for Intel | $38.15 | |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3/EPS 12V 80 PLUS | $49.85 | |
| Sata Cable | Monoprice 10 Pack 18in SATA 6Gbps | $13.49 | |
| Fans 5pck | ARCTIC P12 PWM PST | $27.99 | |
| SSD Cache | MZ-1LV9600 SAMSUNG PM953 960GB M.2 NVMe SSD SOLID STATE DRIVE | $70.00 | |
| SSD Adapter | EZDIY-FAB PCI Express M.2 SSD NGFF PCIe Card to PCIe 3.0 x4 M2 Adapter | $15.99 | |
| SATA Drives x4 | Toshiba MG04ACA400N_4TiB | $180 | |
| Controller | 9211-4i | Free | |
| 300GiB SAS 10K x1 | 2.5" 300GB 10K | Free | |
| $732.45 | |||
| Thank you to everyone who helped out with the build. | |||
|    |
