Is this pile of scraps good enough to start with?

[Cantos]

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?

[Cantos]

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?

[PsychoWards]

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. 

Edited 1 hour ago by PsychoWards

[Mobius]

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.