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Good to know! Something more like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/171307537270 How would I replace the RAID card? Is that easy to do? How much do the ones you recommend go for? Thank you!

Hey all, Been a lurker here for a while and am just getting into this whole server thing. I think I've done the appropriate research and like this server for my use case, which is: PLEX Server Handbrake beast Backup server I'm going to get 2-4TBs of raw storage to use in UNRAID for the PLEX Server/Backups I know it may be a little overpowered, but I would like to have the ability to expand in the future (more VMs, storage space, etc.). ------------------------------------ Here's the server: https://www.ebay.com/itm/173397531506 SPECIFICATIONS Model Dell PowerEdge Dell PowerEdge R900 8-Bay MPN Dell-R900-8B-X7460-18252 Processor 4x Intel Xeon X7460 - 2.66GHz 6 Core Memory Installed 64 GB (16x 4GB) Hard Drives 8x Empty Drive Tray - 9th Series Drive Bays 8 drive bays, blanks not included Riser Board 7x PCIe Onboard Slots External Media Not included Power Supply Redundant Hot Plug Power Supplies - Power Cords Not Included Backplane 8x 2.5" SAS/SATA Drive Bays (2 drives, 8 empty bays for you to use for future drives or blank fillers) Ethernet Embedded Quad 10/100/1000 Ethernet Video Embedded ATI ES1000 with 32MB SDRAM Form Factor 4U Rackmountable RAID Controller PERC 6i RAID Controller with BBU Remote Access Card DRAC 5 Front Bezel Not Included Rapid Rails Not Included Operating System No OS Installed Software Software Media or Licenses Not Included COA Not Included Service Tag Several- Available Upon Request Processor Manufacturer Intel Processor Type Xeon Return Policy/Warranty 60 days Money Back Or Exchange ------------------------------------ And here are the drives I'm thinking of using, along with the included ones: http://a.co/3ymK39m Western Digital WD Red SATA III 5400 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM NAS Hard Drive ------------------------------------ Here's the power cables I picked out because they aren't included: http://a.co/62c13WL Cables To Go 18 AWG Universal Power Cord, IEC320C13 to NEMA 5-15P ------------------------------------ Can you all give me your insight and tell me if there's something I'm missing, or something I should change? Do I need to do anything special with the drive trays that aren't included? Thank you all in advanced for your help! I'm super excited to be beginning my server experience!