Brew_WY

I appreciate all the help and input. I selected EVO's due to when I built my gaming rig a two years ago, the side x side testing I had seen showed that the EVO were faster for file transfer than the PRO's numerically (Tech Deals on youtube I believe). I used a PRO in that build, due to at the time, a longer warranty and another reason that escapes me two years later. I do believe I will bump up another tier or two for my PSU, it won't cost much and give plenty of headroom. I was just going off of Sea Sonics power recommendations. But for $40-60 at this price point it really doesn't matter. I will also step up to 8TB HDD also. Looking at the numbers and space it would create in the case it makes way more sense. Again I appreciate all the advice, and if anyone else has any input I would love to hear it. This build is more than I wanted to spend, but not more than I am willing. I am working overtime for the next 4-5 weeks, so I think I will just start trying to find good deals on the hardware and start getting things coming in. I won't have much time to start populating the drives until December anyway. Cheers, Brew

So looking at what you suggested. I don't believe I will need the LSI or HP at this time, but I should have room to add them if I need them in the future. After looking at AMD processors, it looked like running a Threadripper 1900X would be great cost wise. But to get a form factor MB that fit this case it tripled the cost of the MB compared to Intel. Not entirely a deal breaker. So in my normal fashion I have built myself in to $2000+ build and I am not confident that it is really the best system. So I apologize in advance if this isn't the correct fashion for listing build components, but here it goes: Case: Fractal Design Node 804 Black Window Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX  Cube Computer Case MB: ASRock X399M TAICHI sTR4 AMD X399 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 8-Core / 16 Threads 3.8 GHz Socket sTR4 180W YD190XA8AEWOF Desktop Processor RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C18D-32GVK GPU: NVIDIA Quadro P2000 - Graphics card - Quadro P2000 - 5 GB GDDR5 - PCIe 3.0 x16 - 4 x DisplayPort SSD: SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 2280 500GB PCIe Gen3. X4, NVMe 1.3 V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7E500BW (X2) HDD: WD Red 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD40EFRX (X6) PSU: Seasonic FOCUS GX-650, 650W 80+ Gold ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular 120mm FDB Fan Compact 140mm Size Power Supply, SSR-650FX FD: SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive Model SDCZ33-016G-B35 (To host OS) AIO (for CPU): Fractal Design Celsius S24 Blackout 240mm Silent High Performance Slim Expandable All-In-One CPU Liquid / Water Cooler My biggest concern I have seen is that ASRock only lists Win 10 as a supported OS, so I don't know if it will actually support UNRAID. Feel free to critique and inform me of where I have made mistakes. Or if I should be looking at a completely different system in the price range. This totals up at newegg for about $2200. I haven't bargain hunted anything yet. I doubt this price will change more than 5-10% with a little bit of shopping. Thanks again for all the help. Cheers, Brew

I will look in to your recommendations tomorrow. I haven't ever ran an AMD processor, but I know the new Ryzen are suppose to offer good bang for the buck. I have been running Noctua fans for years and definitely plan on filling my case with them. I will do some research on some of the rest of what you mentioned above. Thanks!

Yeah, I am just starting to learn about the dockers programs. By media I meant being able to host my personal collection through something like Plex, along with my music collection, photos, etc. I have a dedicated room that my PC's occupy and I plan on this NAS to occupy that same space, so I don't want a 737 sitting in the corner. For aesthetic reasons I want to be in a self contained case and not something rack mounted. I guess I am just having a hard time finding what specs I need to have a reliable system that is efficient, but has the power to handle what I can throw at it also. I have a bad habit of overbuilding systems beyond what is needed to accomplish a given goal. Not as big of issue with gaming PC's, but it just seems like a waste of cash on something like this. I appreciate everyone's patience with newb-like questions. This is all very new to me.

So this will be my first NAS build and I am struggling spec'ing it out a bit. I have experience building multiple PC's, so I don't have an issue with that. I am looking at a system that I can use to host my personal media as well as being a data backup for my PC's. Expandability for the future is a design consideration. My biggest hangup at the moment is selecting a good motherboard (Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX) and CPU that will be efficient, reliable and as fast as would be needed. I figure I will start with 4-6 4TB WD Red HDD and probably a Samsung SSD cache drive. It will run either a Sea Sonic or Corsair PSU. I "think" I will just run on-board graphics so that I don't take up unnecessary space in the case and save power consumption. I plan on tossing it in a Fractal Design Node 804 case so expansion isn't an issue in the future. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Brew

Hello, I am Brew_WY. I have been kicking around the idea of building a home NAS set up for a couple years. But do to some recent recovery events with my wife's PC, I have decided sooner is better than later. My intended use of the server would be two-fold with it being a media server as well as a storage backup for my PC's. I am just now wading in to figuring out what I will need for hardware to have this built the way I want it. The draw for me to come to UNRAID was the fact I could always expand my storage needs later without the need to completely redo the server. Looking forward to building something new and getting some advice on hardware to do it. Cheers, Brew