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In addition to what @ubergeek and @Mobius said, never run RAM in single Channel (1 Module) always go for dual Channel (2 modules) or else you are leaving a lot of performance on the table. If you want to have 32GB RAM go for 2x16GB but not 1x32GB 🙂

of your listed motherboards i would recommend MSI PRO H610M-G DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard the other listed options have a relatek nic and those in general don't play nice with nas operating systems i suggest checking out the hardwarebusters website to find an efficient power supply for your build. nothing wrong with going a bit overboard with your cpu, i initially planned to get a core ultra 245k for my current build but for some reason the 265k was cheaper so i got that. Now i can't help but think a 285k would be even better lol. 265k works great, it is a slightly stronger cpu than the one you picked but i had no issues with 1 jellyfin stream, immich and a very bloated qbitorrent running in the background.

You can look at others builds LINKED HERE From my own perspective I am still running my nas "15 4tb drives and a 2060" on a 8th gen i3 8350k. It has plex , ubiquity server, immich , and other running with very low cpu usage "most days under 30%" With that said that looks to be a solid start

Hi folks. I'm putting together my first home NAS server build - first PC build since 2005 - and I'd appreciate any feedback you think relevant. I currently have an old 2018 Dell laptop running Ubuntu and a load of docker containers and a single external HDD, which will be replaced with this new build. The use is going to be limited primarily to: Plex server, max 3 concurrent users. Mostly direct play of content over ethernet (minimal to no transcoding needed), and adjacent docker container services Home Assistant and adjacent docker container services (like zigbee2mqtt) Pi Hole Immich NAS fileshare as a backup target for phones and PCs General thoughts and design philosophy: I'd like something that is energy efficient at minimal loads, and MicroATX's form factor appealed to me. Having said that, I'm going for function over form. It doesn't need to look pretty, but silent (and low cost to operate) Looking at starting off with 3x 6TB drives for 12TB total useable, and then add on extra drives over time. I want to future proof (in terms of CPU and RAM) for the next 5 years' or so. Current tentative parts are here, though I've not got my heart set on anything specific yet. https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/list/BMfPBq. My initial hunch is that I might have gone a bit overboard with the CPU, Any similar experiences or use cases? What did you end up using?

not the 7e10 series there are a lot of segate exos 12tb drives. exos x24, x18, x16, x14, x12 serieses all have 12tb drives.

Thanks a lot for the answers. Do you mean the 7E10 models? Even though they do not go as high as 12TB?

defintely also check out the prices for seagate exos drives, they are surprisingly affordable. its very possible your cpu despite its age is more than adequate for transcoding. i would test it on its own first prior to committing to a gpu. a gpu would add idle power draw and the costs do add up over time.

intel has said so many times and were wrong so many times about 13th and 14th gen being fixed so regardless i wouldn't touch it with a 10 ft pole. mobo is good bc it uses an intel nic which is preferred if your case fits it i would go with the slightly cheaper but wayyy better Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V2 definitely consider a different case that has plenty of mesh for airflow purposes. arctic p14 pro has recently been released so i would consider that over the p14 max but yeah overall solid choices

Looks like a solid system. No dramatically oversized boot drive, Intel NIC, CMR HDDs (if you stay with the Red Plus variant, absolutely avoid SMR drives) Depends on what your needs are, but as a NAS with only plex and not to many streams in parallel, this should be up to the task. You can edit a post 5-10min after you posted it, after that you can no longer edit it.

Oh, that was a typo. The motherboard is actually GA-Z97-D3H https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z97-D3H-rev-11/sp#sp, which actually has Intel NIC. So maybe not so hopeless after all? And also there is a Corsair AX850 PSU. PS: Am I missing something or it is not possible to edit posts after they are published?

I have a bunch of old components and I am wondering if they could be turned into a HexOS machine. Which will basically only run Plex. MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (rev. 1.1) https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z97M-D3H-rev-11 CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/80817/intel-core-i54460-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-40-ghz/specifications.html RAM: 16 GB DDR3 (this kit https://www.kingston.com/en/memory/search/discontinuedmodels?partid=KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX and two of these https://www.memory4less.com/crucial-gaming-memory-blt4g3d1608et3lx0-16fer2) SSD (for HexOS): Samsung 840 PRO 240 GB https://www.samsung.com/us/business/support/owners/product/840-pro-series-256gb/ HDDs: Those I will buy, probably 3x 12TB WD Red Plus. GPU (for transcoding?): MSI GTX 1070 Ti Gaming https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-GTX-1070-Ti-GAMING-8G/Specification I am worried this might be too old and too weak (not counting the GPU) to really make sense. Also, the network card on the MOBO is Realtek, not Intel, so maybe that's disqualifying too. What do you think?

I'm still very new to this, my only previous built was my desktop. Now I want to built a NAS. As I don't have hardware laying around, I need to be certain of what I need before buying stuff. For now, my use case would be running HA vm (requirements: 2 cores, 2 GB memory, 32GB storage), Immich (recommended: 4 cores, 8 GB memory) on HexOS (2 cores, 8GB memory, 16GB bootdrive). So for my cpu: adding the above requirements gives me 8 cores, as it quite likely I'll self-host more stuff in the future, doubling that core count sounds precautious. I didn't find any reasonably priced 1851 mobo's with plenty sata 600 so 1700 socket it is. Are the 13th and 14th gen still a no go? Because a i7 14700 is cheaper than a i9 12900K for more cores (20 vs 16). Anyways, this is the list of components I'm thinking of buying. https://be.pcpartpicker.com/list/hMYrjn Could I get some feedback?

Looks like I do have the PERC H700 and it looks like it can't be flashed? The link you shared says 710. What options for the R710 do I have? There's a used server place nearby I can go to inquire about parts needed. Thanks!

I have the same problem still. I did all the stuff said above. No worki. I now stop tinkering, too frustrating...

I decided to go with 18 sticks of 8gb ecc ram, and picked up 2 5570's. Unfortunately I'm over budget on power so I'll be sourcing the 870w psu's. Just waiting now on the final fan. My next question is how to stuff my 3090 or 3060 in it to power an LLM? I know I'll need an external psu. I found this video and the last option sounds like it's the way to go? Anyone have advice? I'm having fun! The latest photos

I dig tunnels 😉

I bought the Lifetime Plex Pass before the price increase to not have to care about the subscription. With Immich, I will just wait and see for now until Immich is stable and HexOS ready for it. Hopefully, by then it won't be too much trouble.

100%. We are opening that up this week and doing a little forum reorg. Support forums will still be locked to paid customers only, but announcements will be opened up.

@jonp Part of the problem might be that the Announcements section is locked down. If you come to the site not logged in, or, like myself, have not purchased a license yet, you cannot see any of the progress your team is making. Just my two cents though.

I started off with Plex but couldn't get my head around their subscription model changes so abandoned it. I'd be interested to hear how you get on with Immich though. I currently use SMBSync2 to backup from my Android devices to my NAS. SMBSync2 no longer listed on the PlayStore, but you can still get it from GitHub https://github.com/Sentaroh/SMBSync2 This only works when you're on your local network, but on the flip side you don't need any additional services / apps running on the NAS as it reads/writes directly from/to the shares.

as someone with only 192gb ram, i think daily about how much better my life would have been if i had 256gb ram instead half kidding, maybe 3/4ths kidding

A reorganization of the forums is in the works and the team is aware that having a few sections hidden can be a bit confusing.

highly highly recommend you post your parts list PRIOR to purchasing things. There are so many gotchas in server building that was never relevant in pc building. honestly even i wish i had someone check my parts list prior. Now after making all the mistakes i'm able to point everyone else in the right direction 😅

so you can put certain apps behind vpn but you would have to do that via docker compose using gluetun. a couple weeks ago i did set it up but i had no idea what i was doing and stumbled my way into getting it working by accident

depending how large of storage you plan to use as much as you can afford. I run 32gb in my system but wish it was 64 or 128