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Hello everybody, I've been using a Synology NAS for 2 years now and the expansion of the storage of this NAS is now very limited for me (only a 2 bay NAS) ... I was thinking of building a server with an old computer I had laying around ... but then I was thinking a what if I try an Unraid server ?! So my idea is (and this is why I need advice and comments for this) to turn my actual gaming computer into a server and running a Windows VM for my day to day use. My setup is the following : https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/DjWJfv The idea is to use the server for : - Plex server - Torrent/seedbox - Kavita comics server - NAS and some other dockers. I'm thinking about adding 1 expansion card like this one https://www.amazon.fr/contrôleur-LSIMegaRAID-9260-8i-LSI00198-RAID0-1-5-6/dp/B07ZVVVS9S?psc=1 and 1 like this one https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00199165.html just for the VM. The hard drives will be some toshiba N300 4To for the array/parity + 1 SSD as the cache and I'll like to allocate the 2 NVME for the Windows VM with a passthrough of the GPU. Do you think it can work and do the job ? Many thanks in advance for your help !

I will go up to 6 streams at the same time. I don't need transcoding at all. I think I didn't explain right my goal. When I said underpowered I should have said not future proof as I'm already populated on each bay first of all. Then DSM is nice to use but I feel like I could use a better solution (Truenas, unraid ?). I want to be able to do whatever I need/want without thinking of the performance. And while for now for Plex and Kavita this NAS is enough, I've some different projects ^^'

Ok kind of logic exposed this way ^^ thanks a lot !

Hi there, At the beginning of the year, I bought a Synology DS220+ NAS because I didn't have enough storage space and didn't want to buy hundreds of external hard drives!!! Today, one year later, this NAS isn't enough ... not in storage capacity - it'll be but not for now – but in power. I use it as a plex server and as a Kavita server (for comics and manga) and I begin to feel that it's getting limited. As I'm planning to do more with it, I'm thinking to recycle my old computer to turn it into a server. This computer has an intel core i5 3570K, 16Go of ram, don't remember exactly the storage in it but it's not the subject as I'll upgrade it and an old GTX 660. Do you think it'll be able to run everything I'm actually running on it and some other server apps? For the plex side for now I don't care at all about 4K as none of my monitor/TV can handle it! Many thanks in advance for your help!

Hey you don't have to be depressed !!! You are part of an awesome group of person "the LTT forum". So as it is an awesome group, you are awesome !!! I'm sure you'll have a wonderful day full of great news. You'll wake up with good mood, have a perfect breakfast as good start and everything will go as good as possible !!! I send you a big hug and a perfect day !

Not as fast as I want it to be but not that bad ...