- Jan 29, 2014
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Hey all,PLEASE when you POST threads asking for input on system builds tell us...
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
NAS
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$800 for new parts (some parts existing)
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA (shipping to Hawaii)
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
AMD Ryzen PRO APU, would like unbuffered ECC
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Yes, see PcPartpicker link below.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
N/A
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
N/A
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Spring 2024
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Unraid License
I am in need of a home media server. Primarily for ripped videos but also long-term storage for my photography hobby and personal documents. I would also like to run a Handbrake container for encoding video. I am fully aware that a NAS is not a backup and I have a backup system in place.
My myCloud EX2 Ultra (RAID 1 4TB useable) is starting to show its age. I would repurpose both 5400rpm Red's in the new build.
I've been watching a lot of tutorials about Unraid and TrueNAS and have decided to go with Unraid due to its mid-life expandability. I am aware that ECC is overkill but ECC unbuffered UDIMM's are very cheap, and I can obtain a Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE relatively cheaply. The ASRock B550M-HDV supports ECC UDIMMS (with PRO APU).
I am doing a full network upgrade with a 2.5Gb switch so have added a 2.5Gb network card to the build. My main PC already supports 2.5Gb.
Here is my proposed build.
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dVmYBL
4x4TB 5400RPM Red's for the main array.CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650GE ($150.00)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler ($16.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.89 @ MemoryC)
RAM: Samsung 8GB DDR4 3200mhz ECC UDIMM ($23.99)
RAM: Samsung 8GB DDR4 3200mhz ECC UDIMM ($23.99)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $45.00)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $89.99)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $89.99)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Western Digital)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Western Digital)
Storage: Western Digital Red Plus 8 TB 3.5" 5640 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($169.99 @ Western Digital)
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($136.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion+ 660P 660 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $100.00)
Custom: StarTech.com SATA PCIe Card - 4 Port PCIe SATA Expansion Card - 6Gbps - Low/Full Profile - Stacked SATA Connectors - ASM1164 Non-Raid - PCI Express to SATA Converter (4P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD) ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Custom: 2.5GB RJ45x2 Port PCIe NIC Network Card for pc Switch Internal Computer Networking Cards 2500/1000/100Mbps Win Server 2022/2019/2016 Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 Linux ethernet Card Adapter PXE 1PCS ($29.99 @ Amazon)
1x8TB 5640RPM Red Pro for the Parity disk.
1x250GB 860 EVO for the cache disk.
Unraid OS on a Samsung PRO Endurance 64GB SD card.
What do you think? I am aware that an intel N100 board would be more power efficient over the long term. I do, however, not intend to run this NAS 24/7. Energy prices are too high in Hawaii (.48c/KWH) to run this 24/7. Long term idle power efficiency is less of an issue in this context.
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