March 7, 20215 yr Hey all, I'm new here, so I hope I'm in the right place. I've never built a NAS before, but after 5 years of using my old trusty QNAP NAS, it has become way too underpowered to run what I need. I'm looking to build something that will primarily act as a torrent box/Plex server running Sonarr and Radarr for automatic download and library management. I know that transcoding 4K HEVC (10bit) remux files is out of reach except for the most beastly builds, but ideally, I'd like it to be able to transcode a couple of 4K SDR (8 bit) x.265 webrip files simultaneously. I'm happy to 'optimize' any files more demanding than that in advance. That being said, I'm going to use parts from my old HTPC as I'm upgrading it. Here's what I'm thinking: - Intel Core i5-7400 - ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX I know it doesn't have a huge amount of expandability, but I think I could make 1x PCIe port and 1x M.2 port work. I also know that it only supports 1 gigabit ethernet, however network traffic rarely demands that level of bandwidth anyway. - 16GB 2666MHz RAM - GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB - Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case I know it doesn't have hot swap bays, but I chose this case because of its price, looks, and drive capacity. - 750W PSU - Sedna - M2 (2280) PCIe M Key to 5 x SATA 6G Adapter Card I've heard a few people talking about this, and since my mobo has an M.2 slot, I thought this was the best way to get extra SATA ports without using the only PCIe connector which will be occupied by the GPU. As for drives, I have an assortment of Green/Red WD drives in 4TB and 6TB. Seven HDDs in total. I'd like to keep the total drive capacity to 8. I'll be installing UnRaid to a Sandisk Cruiser Fit CZ33 32GB USB 2.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive Additionally, I plan on using a 1TB SSD for cache, and another 256Gb drive for Plex database/metadata. So is this combination ideal for my uses? If not, what kind of performance should I expect from it? And what parts would you recommend to do the job?
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