First time unRAID media server sanity check please

January 1, 20215 yr

Hello. Hope I'm posting in the right place.

Hoping someone experienced could do a quick sanity check on this first NAS build, or suggest any improvements.

I did my research, but the amount of information is overwhelming, and I don't want to waste money.

The initial objective is pure media downloading and serving, almost always locally to 2-3 users max - Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, qBT, Sabnzbd, etc.

The further objective is to reuse the more expensive components for more ambitious uses in the future.

Some specific noob questions in no particular order:

1) The LSI 9211 8i I understand plugs into PCIe slot and allows connecting 8 internal drives without sacrificing speed? Is that the main purpose?

2) WD ELEMENTS 8tb - I open the enclosures and use the drives inside, which will look like normal store-bought drives, correct? Any other considerations here?

3) The motherboard 1 - Is this a decent motherboard in general? My main guide was SATA slots and seeing it in a few other builds, but it does not seem widely popular.

4) The motherboard 2 - I see the term IPMI often. This mobo does not have that. Do I need it? Anything a NAS mobo absolutely must have?

5) The CPU has a built in iGPU - I don't expect to transcode for Plex often, but I understand if required this will do it?

Appreciate any help.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($182.00 @ Walmart)

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte H470M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard

Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D10 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory

Storage: Transcend 110S 256 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($44.44 @ MemoryC)

Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($97.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CV 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)