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    Thoughts on repurposing old computer

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    20 hours ago, SeeGee said:

    That should work. I used to have an i7 2600 system that was very similar and used it to run unraid 6 through 6.8.

    One thing to note is that the x series processors do not support hardware pass through to virtual machines, so IF you are hoping to do hardware pass through to a vm, it'll be a problem.

    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!

    Thoughts on repurposing old computer

    in Hardware

    Posted · Edited by Grayswandir

    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):

    1. 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)
    2. 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? 
    3. Storing/Backing up miscellaneous files
    4. 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!