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This is good news! Now, can anybody recommend me a better CPU/Mobo combo with more cores? SSD has ruffled my feathers a bit, haha.

Never considered the fact the parity drive is not a 'server drive' in the same sense of normal WD Red - black is waaaaay over budget for me though Thanks for the PSU heads up!

Based on that, I've seen that a Ryzen build would probably provide me more cores for around the same price. I'm aware there were problems with Ryzen and unraid but these have allegedly all been wiped out now? Or anything that exists is around GPU passthrough (I don't know what that means, so don't think I'll need it, haha). Is there a similarly priced combination of CPU and Mobo that would be better suited (around £150 inc cooler)?

Thank you both, I really appreciate your input. Any observations on the build itself, or does it seem reasonable?

Thanks for coming back, based on that I think i'd better upgrade that too. What about the following model: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GN8VZ7U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2LNOP4UQZJ1&psc=1 Or perhaps it's cheaper brother? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020098-UK-PLUS-Power-Supply/dp/B00PGUSEBG/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1517691808&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+650w Thanks!

Hi there, I'm new here and just about to start my first foray into an Unraid experience - i'd appreciate your feedback on my proposed build. I've had a WHS 2011 build for a long time which i've only really used as a file server for backups and supporting a couple of Kodi boxes. Just recently it kicked the bucket, and I was about to switch to unraid when the mobo also died. As such i'm more or less starting form scratch. So far i've bought a new case and 2*4TB WD Reds, I also have a leftover 120gb SSD which i'm intending on using as a cache drive. I have about 8*2TB disks which i'd like to utilise until they give up, essentially. At which point i'll replace each one with a better drive. The build I propose is as follows: Does anything on there look unreasonable? I don't have any high demands of the server, mainly a fileserver with Plex running in a container (moving away from Kodi), I might add sickbeard etc at a later date, but ultimately i'm just looking for file and media server to begin with. I still have my main workhorse PC for the bulk of stuff. I'll potentially want to run a little webserver from it at some point as well, but i don't want that to influence the build. The only other concern I have is the PSU. I have a very old PSU, which has been alright previously, but think it may prove to be a weak point if I don't upgrade. it's this: https://manualsbrain.com/en/manuals/124310/ - It has succesfully run 10 disks for me previously though. Any help or advice would be hugely appreciated before I hit the 'buy' button. Thanks!