Hey Everyone,

 

I wanted to know if the below build is fine for a first NAS server:
 

Motherboard: Topton 8-Bay NAS Motherboard 12/13/14th Gen LGA1700 - H670 variant

Cabinet: Jonsbo N3

Processor: i3-12100 (can also go for 13th or 14th generation if you guys think that would be better in the long term)

RAM: 32GB x 1 DDR5 (will upgrade to 64gb at a later date)

PSU: Corsair SF450

HDD: 5 * 20TB - 3 Seagate refurbished, 2 WD Reds (Will be adding another 3 20 tb hard drives in the future.)

 

I plan on using the server with Plex/Jellyfin and would mostly stream to 1 or 2 devices at max.

 

I am limited by my location when trying to get parts so have tried to create the best out of the budget (which is a bit flexible but not a lot).. for example, the PSU is the same price as that of SF750 in the US due to a lot of taxes.

I plan on using Unraid with 2 parity disks. 2 of my 5 drives (WD Reds) already have data filled at capacity, so I most likely will first create a share with 3 empty Seagate drives and once the data from 1 full drive is moved, will add it to the share and repeat the process for the 2nd full drive.

 

Please advise if my approach is correct.

Also if my build is fine and if I will ever need the q670 variant of the motherboard.

What did you end up with?
I am considering a very similar build if not the exact same, for almost the same use case, so I'm interested.
About H670 vs Q670 I can tell you what I read elsewhere, that their only difference is the inclusion/lack of intel's vpro remote access. Which might be useless for many. I also read that this feature only works with cpu's of (or above) the 500 range - eg. 12500, 13500, 14500 etc, and not with cpu's lower than that, but I only read this in one place which I cannot now remember.

Edited September 18, 20241 yr by lankapuh