sleepykyle

Fred, I like the 1 TB HDD cache drive idea. I have an extra 1 TB drive that I was thinking about just adding to the array, but I might just pick up another if I see one on sale. Why did you pick an i7 unlocked processor? That seems overkill for this application. Tritron, thanks! I actually picked up that case earlier this week and its sitting on my dining room table right now Can't wait to put this thing together

Thanks tdallen, I will keep my eyes open for an i5, the Red drives, and a larger SSD when I am about to buy. I found a different motherboard that has 6 SATA ports (ASRock Z97M Anniversary) that is reasonably priced. I'm not sure about the ECC memory. I'll have to pick a new processor, mobo, and RAM all of which will be more expensive. Is there anything that you recommend? It seems like if I make that decision, I'm going to be spending at least another $100 - $200 on the CPU/Mobo/RAM

Intro In the last 6 months, I have set up my first SABnzbd, Couchpotato, Sickbeard, and Plex server. Right now, I am running everything on my non-backed up gaming rig. Now that I know how it all works, I'm ready to find a NAS solution. My friend at work recommended unRAID and after reading through these forums, I am leaning this way. Here's my proposed build PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XbjLf7 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XbjLf7/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.97 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock B85M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($146.06 @ B&H) Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($146.06 @ B&H) Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon) Total: $782.03 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 22:01 EST-0500 Primary Uses: SABnzbd, Plex (No more than 3 simultaneous transcodes), Couchpotato, Sickbeard. It'll be running 24/7 (I hope ) Budget: Not looking to spend more than $900 on these parts (CPU, Mobo, PSU, 2 HD, 1 SSD, Case, and RAM). If I'm going overkill on anything in particular, let me know so I can save some $$$ My thought process behind these parts CPU = It has a fairly high passmark score and other users seem to have good experience with it for similar use cases Mobo = It has 6 SATA ports, cheap. I think another unRAID user said there weren't any major issues... Memory = I've had good luck with Corsair memory in the past, 8 GB seems like a good number Storage = I'll be buying whatever seems to be cheapest here. I do want at least 1 SSD to serve as the cache, I will only be buying whatever is the cheapest 4 TB drives for this new build (I have two 1 TB drives around the house that I'll be adding to the array). There are some people that praise one brand over another, but I just don't see exactly why. Case = I like the small form factor, another forum post praised the case design PSU = Again, another forum post praised this one. 45 Amps on the +12V rail seems like more than enough for expanding the HD array in the future. I also need to buy a unRAID Pro license and pick up a new flash drive. After I get things set up, I'll look to buy a battery backup surge protector with USB connectivity to keep it safe from the occasional power outage. Initially, I'll probably stick with the stable unRAID release, but in the future it sounds like Docker is the way of the future with version 6. Never used it before, but once the devs settle on a final release I'll be glad to figure it out! Probably won't venture into the virtualization realm anytime soon... I will be pulling the trigger on parts over Black Friday through Cyber Monday, so I still have a few weeks to ponder on various parts. Thoughts, comments, suggestions? I appreciate all the help.