Hi all,

 

I am getting closer, as I (we) await the Covid-effect on shipping, to having my parts to assemble my unRaid/Plex server.  Below are the parts I plan on using:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/M2DMsk

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory 
Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW2 GAMING iCX Video Card 
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 801 ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 
Custom: APC BX1350M Back-UPS Pro 1350 VA 810 Watts 10 Outlets Uninterruptible
Custom: Be Quiet! 140MM HS
Custom: Be Quiet! 140MM HS
Custom: Be Quiet! 140MM HS
 

 

My plan, and I am unsure it will work, is that I had hoped to setup unRaid as the base for a new home server that I am building.   I would use it to serve as a NAS for my documents, etc, while also setting up Plex on it for my family's media.  As such, and after reading several guides, I decided it would be best to have a cache drive for unRaid.  But, do I also need a separate one for Plex's metadata?  I am sure this is a basic question, but before I finish assembling and setting this thing up, I would rather know now than later and have to add a drive afterward.

 

 

Edited July 27, 20205 yr by Fropwns

I run all appdata including Plex metadata off one cache drive.  The same drive will also caches my user shares. 

Can I ask why you went for 4x4TB drives instead of going with something like 2x8TB? The 4TB drives will draw more power overall, take more space, and you're limited to only 4TB if you want to have parity protection.