Joshua_B44_0121

Id probably go with a i5 12400. Has a igpu so its easier to troubleshoot and setup and video transcoding, and leaves a slot open for faster networking or more storage. 
 
Yea that will work fine. No real big issues I see
or nvidia gpu. But amds hardware encoders are typically much worse than intel or amd, so Id stay away from those

Me too... my mistake was in considering an LTT video as sufficient evidence. 🙃
 
Indeed, best of luck to you!
 
I wound up buying another CPU (used) with integrated graphics. Still trying to find the time to actually install it (I have a toddler). The funny thing is, my current PC's parts would be great for a NAS, but I need to set up a NAS to back things up before I can dismantle the PC. Maybe one day I'll swap the internals (after the kid goes to college?).

I was also thinking about replicating the build exactly, but I always try to do some research before I commit to this type of project. And I realised I would definitely want to be able to plug in a monitor and trouble shoot, and save the PCIE slot for something else, I also want hardware encoding for Plex and Jellyfin.
 
And because I have been away from PC hardware for years and years (I'm a designer and I have been using Macs for years now), I had no idea what's on the market and what they are like these days. So after I realised AMD doesn't really do integrated GPU in the CPU for the lower end models, I decided to go with Intel, and their encoding is much better. I ended up going with a used i3 10100 and ASRock H510M-ITX/ac (I'm on a budget haha). Now i'm waiting for the parts to arrive, hopefully nothing goes wrong...
 
I also plan on using unRaid instead of TrueNAS scale because I want to expand my storage in the future easily, and TrueNAS is complicated on that part.
 
Fingers crossed for all of us! haha

Hey! I am also trying to replicate the build from the video, and I intentionally bought mostly the same components because I figured it would save me time rather than trying to research and accidentally getting something incompatible or that wouldn't physically fit in the case.
 
Mistakes of mine you can learn from:
I ordered the JONSBO case from a seller claiming to include a set of 5 right-angle SATA cables. It did come with a bunch of cheap SATA cables... but only 2 or 3 were the right-angled kind. Had to order more separately. The m.2 card with two extra SATA ports comes in different sizes. I accidentally ordered A+E when I should have gotten B+M. Fun fact: the IOCREST B+M package came with two right-angle cables! So the extra ones I ordered are still in box. 🙄 I put the TrueNAS installer on a thumb drive and used a StarTech SATA to USB cable to install to the SSD on my main PC. This wasn't a mistake, it worked very well. I was even able to boot from the SSD on my PC After I put it all together, the Asus ROG STRIX B550-I would not boot because there is no graphics card. There's a set of colored indicator lights on the motherboard to make clear that is the reason why. Apparently, even though I did pretty much the same thing Jake did, they must have booted up the motherboard with graphics at some point and disabled the GPU check in the BIOS settings. Or maybe there is way to update the BIOS settings via USB? It's certainly possible in theory.
 
I'm not really sure what I'm going to do at this point... research headless BIOS updating voodoo? Borrow the GPU from my PC? Replacing the CPU with one having integrated graphics is probably the smartest option, since if this experience has taught me anything, it is that I'll probably want the option to plug in a monitor for troubleshooting purposes at some point in the future. Still, I'm not really looking forward to disassembling and reassembling the whole thing.
 
Did I mention I'm trying to get this working to replace a dying Drobo 5N? 😭