What specs to use for my homeserver?

[Biem]

Hi there, 

Idk if this is the right place where to post this but here i am
Im new to all this but i want to build a homeserver but dont know what specs it needs.
Things i want to use the homeserver for:

- Running Plex for movies and series
- Storing family photos
- Running gameserver for friends
- Running home assistant
- running hexos ofcourse

But my question is what specs do i need im willing to use secondhand stuff 
and im looking for something that i dont have to upgrade for some time except the amount of storage 


 

[Mobius]

1 hour ago, Biem said:

Idk if this is the right place where to post this but here i am

no worries Biem, moved you to the right spot

1 hour ago, Biem said:

But my question is what specs do i need im willing to use secondhand stuff 

So seems like you have a fairly common use case withI  he addition of game servers.
The requirements for game servers do differ depending on game and the scale (like if you plan to make a sever say 100+ will join) so you may want to look up that part yourself

As for the rest you should easily get by with some of the cheaper intel cpus available something like an intel i5 8400 or 8500 should be more than strong enough
those intel cpus have integrated gpus so you don't have to spend extra on a graphics card and they support intel quick sync which just means they are great for plex.
Make sure any motherboard you get does not have a realtek nic (network interface card), you can usually find out on the motherboard webpage or on the pcpartpicker page for the motherboard.

for cases i like recommending the jonsbo n4 since its a fairly compact case that has 6 hdd bays and a relatively good value. The downside with the n4 is that it will only fit smaller sized power supplies and motherboards which may cost more than full size.

for you boot drive i suggest getting a cheap and small ssd. any space left over on it after the os is installed cannot be used.

I would suggest no less than 16gb of ram for you.


now depending on your budget you could get a stronger cpu or more ram.