Hello,
I am Saurabh from India. I am planning to repurpose my old computer into an Unraid server. I am a first time user. The configuration is:
i5 2500k, 24GB DDR3 RAM, ASrock Z77 Pro 3 (6 SATA ports), CM Gladiator cabinet (6 x 3.5 HDD bays + 4 x 5.25" ones), nVidia GTX560Ti 1 GB graphic card, Soundblaster sound card.
Storage: 1TB WD black + 1TB Toshiba V300 video HDD (surveillance). 2x240GB SSD (One samsung 860 evo, other Kingston) for cache drive. I am in the market for a 4TB parity drive. If my system runs well, I will get another 4TB drive for data besides the 2 TB I have now.
Future upgrade: Once I upgrade graphic card in my main system, GTX 10606GB will go into the unRaid system and GTX560 will be removed.
Usage scenario: 1. Nextcloud. I will be installing and using Nextcloud on this. I have nextcloud on a Raspberry Pi 4 currently and it is enough for my needs but I still want to upgrade.
2. Plex or some alternative for media server. Max 1-2 HD streams
My doubt: Why not go for much cheaper surveillance drives when we are already using cache drives? They are also meant for 24X7 operations, and are 20% cheaper in India. Are they OK as Parity drives? Or are they as good as NAS drives since I am using SSD cache and SSD cache will be written on to main drives during off hours. Won't matter much if it takes 10% more time.
Thank you