Hi All!

 

I was planning to do a build late last year however ended up moving house so it was all put on hold.

I am about to purchase the build once again but as it is my first unRaid build I wanted to confirm some details below as a few parts and requirements have changed since then. The server is located in the living room near the main TV, as such we would also like to use it as our HTPC (replacing a Nexus Player). Transcoding will be minimal as most devices in the house can play media themselves (excluding x265 formats).

 

I plan to run 2-3 VMs: Kodi for HTPC (probably Libreelec) / DietPi / Other (Testing Software)

 

As well as multiple docker containers: Emby / MariaDB / Transmission / Sabnzbd / Sonarr / Radarr / Home Assistant / PHPMyAdmin

 

Parts List (Prices in AUD):

• Case: Fractal Design Define R5 ($165) (may switch to Node 804 if I can find availability locally)
• Mobo: Gigabyte AX370 Gaming K3 ($219)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 ($265)
• RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB 2133MHz DDR4 ($279)
• PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G1 650W Modular ($129)
• GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 550 D5 2GB ($129)
• SSD1 (Cache): Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB ($175)
• HDD1 (Parity): Seagate Ironwolf 8TB ($379)
• HDD2: Seagate Ironwolf 4TB ($185)
• HDD3-6: 4xWD Red 3TB ($0.00 already own, all almost full)

Total: $1925.00

 

Questions:

1. Are all the parts compatible or have I missed anything?
2. The Motherboard guide says that all SATA3 ports are enabled if your an M.2 PCIe x4 SSD. I believe the Samsung 960 Evo meets this?
3. Will there be any issues displaying VM1 (Kodi) on the TV? I believe I just have to pass the GPU through to the VM correct?
4. I assume the GPU will have no issues playing 1080p files. Will x265 or 4k be an issue? The current Nexus Player appears to struggle with x265.

Thank you for your help!

Edited January 11, 20188 yr by Mattyfaz
Fixed Grammar

Might want to check the Ryzen thread out, not sure how the video pass through is sorting out but it had been an issue for a while.