DeanoBeano

Thanks very much SirReal63 for the reply its reassuring to know on your very first build it will work ok . Thanks for the advice regarding the SAS 9207-8i i was lookng at doing it a differnt more awkward way that would not have worked as well .

So this is what i have decided to go with : CASE : Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case CPU : AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler Motherboard : ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard PSU : Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply SSD : Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Memory : Kingston HyperX Fury 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL18 Memory Total cost around £500 Which is way cheaper then any new 8 bay Nas and far better specs .

Hi all just joined a few hours ago, im going to make the move from snology to home build with unraid. Hopefully i wont anoy you all to much with problems i have along the way .

Ok so i curently have a Snology DS416j with 4 6TB drives only about 70% full . My main use is just storage of all my media and torrenting i do not use plex or do any transcoding, a must have though is a DLNA server. I have been looking to upgrade for a while and would love to build my own server/nas but have been scared to take the plunge as i have been used to the ease of plug and play so to speak with my differnt snology nas over the years . I have done some research and im sure i could upgrade to an 8 bay for half the price a new snology nas would cost and probably have better specs also . As his is my first build and i am a complete noob please help advise in any way you feel fit . My aim is to be around half the price off a snology 8 bay enclosure (not including the cost of any extra HD's i buy along the way) to compensate for the difficulty factor and time to build it and set it all up . But this is not a must as long as it is a lot cheaper . So this is what i was looking at : CASE : Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case CPU : AMD Athlon 3000G 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler Motherboard : ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard PSU : Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply SSD : Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 (2280) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-V7S500) Memory : G.Skill NT Series 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory I created the list using pcpartpicker to make sure they where all compatible but dont really know they are best for my needs . I have also taken into account migration which i was hopeing to use a 14TB external drive then afterwards shuck it then use it in the array. Please be gentle with me as i said before i am a complete noob who justs want to learn and improve with some kind help