Feedback Please: First Unraid Build (moving from FreeNas)

[TheOneAndOnlyMrT]

Unraid Community,

 

I'm hoping to get a bit of feedback on a new build that I've been debating for a while now.  I've built my own NAS a few times in the past but this occurs only every several years and I'm no PC-build expert.  I'm also new to Unraid and the requirements as my previous three builds have been for FreeNas (which I just dont want to deal with anymore).  I took advantage of the licensing in March and bought a full license in anticipation of this build.  To help based on the "read me" first post:

• What is your budget?  I'm definitely not Bill Gates over here but I don't want to skimp as I expect this to last for the foreseeable future (somewhat future proof, as much as can be at least).  Current PCPartPicker build is just under US$3K so I'd like to be around that.
• How many drives do you want your server to be able to support and how much capacity do you need?  My current server has six 4TB with two parity and I'm busting at the seams.  I'd like to be around 60TB usable (thinking four 20TB drives with one parity)
• Is expandability important to you?  If so, what's your long term goal? I'd like to be able to throw a drive or two in down the line.
• Are you interested in running additional apps?  If so, which ones?  Be specific.  My current server runs about 10-12 docker containers (all the 'arrs, torrent clients, etc).  Most importantly, this will be a Plex server in which I share my library with extended family.
• Do you want to run green/low power drives or faster 7200 rpm drives?  If you don't have a specific need for 7200 rpm drives, then choose green drives. No preference
• What do you plan to run for hard drives?  See PCPartPicker list below but open to other suggestions
• Do you have any spare parts laying around that you would like to apply towards your build?  I'd like this to be a new build.

 

Other items of note

• My goal is to have everything I need to be up and running included in the PC Part Picker list.  
• My Plex library has all different types of files, formats, etc.  Transcoding is important.  I don't currently have any 4K movies due to space limitations of my existing server but I'd like to add them sparingly.
• The two SSD's after doing research on Unraid seem best to be used:  one for downloading cache and the second for VM/docker storage.
• I went with the i5 13th gen because of the Intel 770 and the slightly better specs than the 12th gen and what seems to be just as good as 14th gen
• The motherboard was selected for cost but that it also has 2 more SATA ports in the event I put more drives in down the line as well as 2.5GB ethernet.
• The memory is probably overkill I'm guessing but my past builds always seem to not have enough.
• The power supply was just picked based on reviews as I'm not sure if I need one that large or not or if it helps future proof.
• I chose the SD reader as the forums here seem to say that it will allow me to attach the license to the reader and then have backup SD cards at the ready.

Questions:

1. Does everything look ok or are there suggested alternatives for anything?
2. Am I missing anything?

 

I'm definitely open to any and all suggestions.  Thank you!

 

PC Part Picker List

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($259.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S 55.44 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.90 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX-6 2 g Thermal Paste  ($9.36 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($242.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($146.13 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($146.13 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($378.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($378.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($378.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($378.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Custom: SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 microSD Card Reader - SDDR-B531-GN6NN  ($9.90 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Thermalright Intel 12th Generation LGA1700 Anti-Bending Buckle, Curved Pressure Plate,CPU Fixing Buckle,CPU Stress Bending Correction Fixer, Fully Fitted and Fixed Without Trace Installation  ($9.28 @ Amazon) 
Custom: SAMSUNG PRO Endurance 32GB MicroSDXC Memory Card with Adapter for Dash Cam, Body Cam, and security camera – Class 10, U1, V10 (‎MB-MJ32KA/AM)  ($11.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2915.60

[_cjd_]

A couple thoughts - look into MTBF and lifespan numbers for the SSDs you choose. And consider whether you'd ever want to set those up in mirror for redundancy.

Consider network speed against cache drive speed; standard SATA SSD may be adequate (I can saturate a RAID10 4 drive sata ssd array on 10gbe... without quite saturating the network - probably a useful thing). You may not need NVME there.

Be EXCEEDINGLY careful buying drives from Amazon. They may not actually have much in the way of warranty. I've largely stuck to B&H, though I'd also consider new from ServerPartDeals based on feedback here. I've used Newegg as well, but with care. 16TB seems to be the sweet spot on capacity vs cost in the upper range, but only by a little. I'm also the nervous type and with drives that big I've gone dual parity.

[TheOneAndOnlyMrT]

Thanks for the feedback.  After a bit more research, I discovered that the motherboard I chose doesn't have the easiest way to update BIOS to support the 13th gen Intel or the best cooling for the VRMS.  In search of another board, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and given the choices decided to go with a DDR5 board (more options that seem to be better) which means that I have to get DDR5 ram at much more costly price.  As a result of that and the lack of SATA ports on the motherboard, I had to add an LSI 9211 HBA card.  My current thinking on the build is now:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($259.95 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S 55.44 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.90 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX-6 2 g Thermal Paste  ($9.36 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI II Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($194.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR5-5600 CL40 Memory  ($429.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($404.86 @ MemoryC) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($404.86 @ MemoryC) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($404.86 @ MemoryC) 
Storage: Seagate Exos X20 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($404.86 @ MemoryC) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Custom: SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 microSD Card Reader - SDDR-B531-GN6NN  ($9.78 @ Amazon) 
Custom: Thermalright Intel 12th Generation LGA1700 Anti-Bending Buckle, Curved Pressure Plate,CPU Fixing Buckle,CPU Stress Bending Correction Fixer, Fully Fitted and Fixed Without Trace Installation  ($9.28 @ Amazon) 
Custom: SXTAIGOOD 9211-8i 6Gbps HBA LSI FW:P20 IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID+2* SFF-8087 SATA  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Custom: SAMSUNG PRO Endurance 32GB MicroSDXC Memory Card with Adapter for Dash Cam, Body Cam, and security camera – Class 10, U1, V10 (‎MB-MJ32KA/AM)  ($11.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3204.63