Home Server - NAS/VM/HTPC

[The Daedalus]

Budget (including currency): $1,500 - Newegg only

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: HTPC, Data Archive, Virtualization Host

Other details:

 

Based on this guide:

https://blog.briancmoses.com/2020/12/diy-nas-econonas-2020.html

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bmfr8J

 

I am building a home server to serve as a backup target and to run any servers I happen to need at the time. Common services I run:

* Minecraft

* Plex

* Sabnzbd/rutorrent/couchpotato

* Borg Backup

 

plus a bevy of note taking apps, databases, distributed builds, etc

 

My biggest concern with the build is power and heat. The case can hold up to 8 (10?) 3.5 disks, but the PSU only has 6 plugs. This can be split yes? Will I run into heat issues cramming that many disks into this case?

 

Disk wise I have a lot of questions. The OS disk will be m.2 and I don't care too much about its reliability, the system configuration is well tracked and I can recreate it quickly.

 

Data wise I have a few desires:

* Single disk failure protection - if I yank a single disk it should keep chugging

* Growth - I want to be able to add capacity without mucking with RAID

* Shuffling - If I want to upgrade some storage I should be able to add another pair of disks and move the data to the larger/faster set

* Backup - I will maintain several named "backup sets" - such as video files, projects, user directories, etc

 

I'm thinking ZFS with mirrored vdevs offers the filesystem topology I want with the flexibility to make it more complicated later.

[brob]

Yes, one can split SATA power lines. Not a fan.

 

Cooling should not be an issue. The drives are mounted so that the fans move air between the drives. You may want to add a fan of two.

 

The hdd strike me as rather expensive for desktop drives. In any case I would suggest hdd designed for NAS. They usually have better vibration coping mechanisms.

 

I would suggest a better, more reliable psu.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-11400 2.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($183.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock B560M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($125.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Lenovo) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf NAS 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($159.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate IronWolf NAS 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($159.99 @ Adorama) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Custom: IBM M1015 ($48.75)
Total: $1097.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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