Grayswandir

Hi SeeGee, Thank you for the answer - I am not sure what "hardware pass through a vm" means? I wasn't planning on running any VMs, but is that needed for some of what I am looking to do with this NAS? Also the processor I have is a k series, is that what you meant? Thanks again!

Hi, I am new to NAS, I've wanted one for a long time but never had the budget. I've been doing research on/off and Unraid seems like the best choice for what I am trying to do. I have the opportunity to save some money by repurposing my wife's old computer into a NAS with the following purposes (in priority order): Storing/Sharing/Backing up Family Pictures/Videos (I understand that backup means more than one location, this would not be the only place they live) Storing/Streaming TV/Movie Library - at least 1 for us, 1 for our kid. Plex seems to be the goto here, can you do 2+ plex libraries? Storing/Backing up miscellaneous files Occasionally hosting 1-2 dedicated game servers (whichever games we are currently playing, e.g. Ark Survival Evolved, or Minecraft) The old computer in question has these specs: Case - MSI Interceptor Series Nighthawk ATX Mid Tower Case Mobo - gigabyte ga-z77-d3h Rev 1.0 2xSATA 3 4xSATA 2 i5-2500k 2x4gb Ram (DDR3 1600mhz) XFX Radeon HD 6870 CM 600W PSU (eXtreme Power Plus RS-600-PCAR-E3) It will be etherneted to my router I am planning on purchasing Short Ethernet Cable (open to suggestions on the cat rating here) 16 GB Sandisk 2.0 USB drive 500 GB 2.5" SSD for cache - likely samsung evo 4x 4TB HDDs (1 for parity, 3 for storage) - likely WD Red? I am looking for simplicity and to keep budget low, while maintaining quality. My biggest question for y'all is will this hardware setup work for what I am looking to do with this NAS and Unraid? Will it be able to handle all 4 of my purposes? Is there anything I'm missing and/or am I approaching this correctly? thanks!