Hey all, I am planning to build my first custom NAS. I know how to build a gaming pc, but not the details of cores, speeds, threads, or video encoding, or anything deep in why to pick x hardware against y hardware.
Location: EU/Netherlands
Purpose:
- Hosting gaming servers, like any game, this will change from time to time on what game it is going to be. From Valheim to Minecraft to Ark Survival.
- Running a media server like Plex or Jellyfin
- Hosting VMs with Kubernetes clusters, etc for development testing env.
Current situation:
- Sadly, for now, I can only connect with WiFi, this will change in the future.
- I do have a lifetime HexOS license.
Hardware:
Case: Jonsbo N3
HDD: probably 3x 8 TB (not sure which I heard stuff about SMR or something that it is bad and will run me into problems later but not sure what I should get then.) I do understand I need at least 3 disks for proper use of HexOS
RAM: 32GB(2x 16) DDR4 with ECC support(also not sure which and how I know this is supported)
CPU: This I am really stuck on, I see a lot of users talk about i5 12600k IGPU. But is is kind of hard to get for me. I was wondering why the 13th/14th gen are not used? All I understand so far I should not get an F or AMD because of the bad video encoding support with PLEX and Jellyfin. I also understand that HexOS only supports x86 systems. I think that means only AMD/INTEL CPU's
Motherboard: I think it needs to be an ITX size for the case? So far, I need something that can support the CPU ofc, Is it possible to support DDR4 and DDR5 on the same motherboard for future upgrades? I guess something with a lot of SATA connections was not sure if you need 3 or 6 GB.
Power supply: I am not so sure what I have to look out for with the N3 case. I assumed around 500 watts. I do like to transfer my gaming PC Corsair HX750 V2 PSU to this, but not sure what to check on what fits or not. Because I do need to upgrade my gaming pc one.
Raid controller: Not so sure which to get here in the Netherlands. All I know I need one with IT mode. Any guides would be nice. I also heard there are a lot of fake once's Is this true?
My goal is to have a server that can last for a while and just have fun with and tinker.
Thanks in advance 😄
If I need to provide any more info, please feel free to ask 😄
