Finalizing my build, please advise if I am going to have a problem.

[Fett]

I have been wanting to have a Home NAS for a while, particularly to to do the follow:

 

• Run a LocalAI that i can hopefully also access remotely, instead of using DuckAI, ChatGPT through Siri, ect.
• Store my movie collection and access it through devices through Plex (i think?)
• Have a replacement for ProtonDrive so i am not dependant on paying a company to store my files and hopefully be able to access it also off-network through my phone, laptop, or whatever remotely as well as in-house.

 

I am finally in a position to begin aquiring the hardware and stuff i need and as such i am hoping for some feedback, warnings about potential pitfulls my googling and youtubin may have failed me on, and any advice about how to make sure the above-mentioned stuff will work before i fully commit in-case i need to change tracks somehow. 

 

okay, first off is the PC i will be using, i was planning on getting an old optiplex or something like that and stuffing it with drives.  HOWEVER, today i stumbled upon this brand-new in box (unopened too!) at a pawn store and i offered $250 out the door and they took it.  so i am ecstatic that this will work.   

https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-0005-00EA3

 

it is not listed but it does come with an RX 5500 as well as its integrated GPU, a quick bit of googling showed this should be more than enough for processing videos even if it dosen't have that HAVI.. (AVI?) codec support that recently started taking over.  And while i can use the included 250gb nvme drive as a boot drive it only has 3 SATA ports so that will limit my options.   Unfortunately I found that i can not get a 4 pin to 3 sata power connector, only a 4 pin to 2 sata power connector like the one that comes with the PC which is why i will need to replace the PSU;  and while i can use the included 250gb nvme drive as a boot drive it only has 3 SATA ports so that will limit my options.     I am planning to order these

• 3 X 6TB WD Blue (amazon.com/gp/product/B0BNGL4BND)
• 1 x Rosewill VMG 750W Modular (amazon.com/gp/product/B0FFQC5VGM)

the reason for the WD Blue's instead of Red's is because of price, I saw people commenting they used Blue's before for NAS storage solutions and while they might not hold up as long as enterprise or nas-intended drives they should last a long while still while also being more affordable... or as affordable as it can be when each 6TB drive costs $205 😭.     And if im reading/looking correctly this PSU should work, even if i cant physically fit it inside i can just sticky it to the top of the PC and route the cables inside, the included cables should work for the two 4 pin power plugs that this motherboard uses. 

 

I do need to upgrade to either 16 or 32 GB of ram, but i haven't figured out if 16 would be enough for my use case and which kit would be best.     anyone who can chime in would be massively appreciated.  

 

if this is a bit rambly and i forgot stuff im sorry, i worked an 10+ hour shift and am very tired lol.

[Fett]

Double checked my post and I noticed I forgot to add I also have my VPN configured in my Router and was unsure if I could also add my NAS to the VPN use list without issue’s.   I saw some people mention certain NAS’s wont setup on connect properly if you tie it to VPN but I didnt see an answer about HexOS anywhere.