Goal for the build was a server with much space, hot swap bays, and options for +12 hdd`s .
My previous server was a hackintosh running Softraid in raid 5. With the upgrade to Macos Big sur, this was not a very stable run anymore as Softraid stil has no stable version out. I also was a bit tired of always be afraid of rebooting and updating my system. I have now successfully moved all data from my hackintosh to my new Unraid build, and I really like it.
As for the wife... I got it free from work 🙉.... But i guess she know my by know anyway so.
[b]OS at time of building:[/b] Unraid 6.9.1
[b]CPU:[/b] AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AM4, 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6/4.4GHz, 65W
[b]Motherboard:[/b] ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE, S-AM4
[b]RAM:[/b] Kingston DDR4 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 ECC 2Rx8
[b]Case:[/b] Inter tech 4U 4424
[b]Drive Cage(s):[/b] Included in case
[b]Power Supply:[/b] Corsair TX750M, 750W PSU
[b]GPU[/b] EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB
[b]SATA Expansion Card(s):[/b] LSI 6Gbps SAS HBA LSI 9211-8i (=9201-8i) P20 IT Mode
[b]HBA expansion adapter [/b] Lenovo 16-Port 6Gbps SAS-2 SATA Expansion Adapter 03X3834
[b]Cables:[/b] Mini SAS SFF 8087 to SFF 8087 36 Pin Cable Male to Male 1M
[b]Fans:[/b] 3x Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
[b]Parity Drive:[/b] Seagate IronWolf 10TB 3.5" NAS HDD (2)
[b]Data Drives:[/b] Seagate IronWolf 10TB 3.5" NAS HDD (1) Seagate SkyHawk 6 TB 3.5" 5900RPM (4)
[b]Cache Drive:[/b] Kingston SSDNow UV400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Leftover from another build)
[b]Total Drive Capacity:[/b] 24 drives
[b]Primary Use:[/b] Data storage, Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, and so on.
[b]Likes:[/b] Hot swap drives, easy to add another drive later, much space inside case.
[b]Dislikes:[/b] The 80mm fans are a bit loud, need to swap them out with Noctua fans. Has not been able to PWM adjust the 120mm fans yet.
[b]Add Ons Used:[/b]
Fix Common Problems
GPU Statistics
Nvidia DriveR
CA Backup / Restore Appdata
CA Cleanup Appdata
CA Config Editor
Community Applications
Dynamix Active Streams
Dynamix Cache Directories
Dynamix S3 Sleep
Dynamix SSD TRIM
Dynamix System Information
Dynamix System Statistics
Dynamix System Temperature
Nerd Tools
Open Files
Preclear Disks
Recycle Bin
Unassigned Devices
Unassigned Devices Plus
unBALANCE
User Scripts
[b]Future Plans:[/b] Add PWM to 120mm fans, swap out 80mm fans. Start swapping out 6TB drives as they are old.