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Exactly! That's why im opting in for an I7. There will be some minor changes to this build (RAID 5 compatible card), I will keep the first post updated when I do make some changes.

This won't be solely a PMS box...I will be ripping and transcoding the thousands of movies I own so it needs to be a workhorse. Of course I will be limiting the transcoding so that PMS functionality remains. I'm trying to look at a RAID 5 setup instead of RAID 10 but I have not been successful in finding a decent RAID controller for RAID 5 and can handle 8 or 12 drives. Backup is already taken care of

Ripping blu-rays from MakeMKV come out to ~25-40GB each. I use handbrake to compact them to ~5-10GB files. Plex server will be taking care of transcoding when a movie is being streamed.

The purpose of this project is to build a plex server that can store all my movies, host my plex service, rip movies, and transcode the movie files. I plan on using Ubuntu as it supports Plex Media Server, MakeMKV (movie rip), and HandBrake (transcoding).

Hi there, I am setting up a fun little project. My partner and I own literally 1,000 movies and I had this idea of building a plex server. These are the parts I've come up with...What are your thoughts? Chassis: Rosewill 4U (RSV-L4412) Motherboard: EVGA Z170 FTW (140-SS-E177-KR) CPU: i7 7700K or i7 6700K (BX80677I77700K, BX80662I76700K) CPU Cooler: Noctua L-Type or a liquid cooler (NH-L9x65) PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 80+ Gold 550W (220-62-0550-Y1) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (MZ-7PD256) HDD: WD Red 4TB x4 (WD40EFRX) RAID: Adaptect 6805E (2270900-R) RAM: Ballistix Elite 8GB DDR4 3000 (BLE2K4G4D30AEEA) Blu Ray drives: Pioneer Slim External (BDR-XD05B) Chassis Pros: 12 hot-swap bays, 4U provides space for 120mm intake fans, vertical space for more CPU cooling options. Cons: Hot-swap bays don't provide hard drive status via LED lights, AIO requires 6 molex for power. Do you know of a better chassis with 8-12 hot-swap bays that also have room for 120mm intake fans as well as HDD status via LED lights? What would you recommend? Motherboard Pros: Price drop saved me $45, supports 7th gen and 6th gen Intel processors, on board video (instead of purchasing a server MB and then needing to buy a GPU) Cons: No USB 2.0 header (I will purchase a USB 2.0 to USB 3.0 header so I can use the chassis front two USB 2.0 ports) I don't think a server MB and ECC RAM are needed for this simple project. CPU Pros: Overclocking, can support multiple 1080p streams at the same time. (Overclock will be minimal and just for fun. I was able to push my i5 3570K to 4.2Ghz @1.25v max temp 59c) Cons: Cost (Pretty expensive but my partner wants to buy it for my birthday) CPU Cooler Liquid cooler: This cooler will allow me to keep temperatures lower than an air cooler, however I'm not sure I would be able to fit a 120mm radiator on one of the intake fans. Air cooler: Lower cost than liquid cooler and guaranteed to fit in the chassis. Can I fit a 120mm liquid cooler in this? Idk, but I hope so! If not I can easily swap to the air cooler. PSU Just personal preference for brand, 550w should be plenty for a Plex server. SSD I'll use my SSD that I pulled from my desktop to use for the OS. HDD Should work just fine for storing my movie files. RAID The RAID card I selected will be used for RAID 10, however I'm still unsure if this would be the right way to go. I plan on expanding and using all 12 HDD slots. Maybe a RAID 5 or 6 card would be better? RAM Not really caring which RAM goes in this system so I just picked one. Do I really need to go about and get a server MB and ECC ram? I don't think so... Blu Ray Drives I currently use an internal blu ray drive in my desktop to rip my movies. Two external blu ray drives should be perfect for ripping two movies at the same time. I think this project is going to be fun and challenging. Any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Cat5e can support up to 1000mbps. If your router caps at 150-200mbps, you'll get 150-200mbps. Your speed will be lower if the source you're pulling from doesn't allow that high of data/ps.

Not sure why yours is downloading _inf.zip. This is what I'm getting...

Would you be able to screen capture the Winrar window?

Are you downloading from this one?

Right Click the ZIP and choose "Open With..." and choose File Explorer. See if it shows any different. Winrar might be pulling up the Production folder for you by default.

Are those the only folders you see in the zip folder that you downloaded? I see those files but they're further in the directory. WIN7810_1.1.57.1125>Drivers>Production.

There should be a Setup file in the folder WIN7810_1.1.57.1125 when you download the On-Board LAN Drivers.

Go to MSI webpage here: https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170A-GAMING-M5.html#down-driver and select your OS. After that look for your NIC drivers there and compare the version to what you have right now. Go to Device Manager and look at "Network Adapters" to determine what driver version you currently have installed. Let me know if you need any more help.

I would check to make sure you have latest NIC drivers for your MB.

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