server Plex, MC, and remote access server

[Van is Livid]

So I am settling on a parts list for my new server I am making. I will be using it for Plex, a Minecraft server, and some remote access storage. I want it to be quiet and low profile. I have some old parts that I can use for it but some parts I am still looking at.

Parts list (so far...):
CPU: r5 5600 (Already have)
MB: Gigabyte B550M K Mirco ATX (new)
Ram: Teamgroup 2x16gb ddr4-3600 (new)
SSD: Kingston NV2 2tb PCIe 4x4 (Already have)
GPU: GTX 1060 6gb (Already have)
Case: Asus Prime AP201 MicroATX [may get another case, depends]
PSU: Corsair RM650 80+ gold (new)  [NEED a good PSU if this will run 24/7]

 

Input HIGHLY APPRECIATED
 

[ChrisLoudon]

1 hour ago, Van is Livid said:

Input HIGHLY APPRECIATED

Look at the Fractal Node 804. Its a wee bit bigger than the Asus Prime but for a uATX case its the only case you'll EVER need. 8 x 3.5" HDD bays plus space for 2 x 2.5" plus whatever NVMe slots your mobo has.

 

Its dual compartment so cable management is a singe and has space for plenty of fans or even an AIO.

 

Its great case with plenty of room to grow.

[johnt]

What do you mean silent? You’re going to be in for a treat if you ever need a modern spinning drive. NAS/servers belong in the garage or unoccupied space of a basement. 

[Bersella AI]

5 hours ago, Van is Livid said:

I want it to be quiet and low profile.

There are two major concerns regarding these approaches. How much storage is planned, and how much money can you afford? A server with full of SSDs would definitely produce little noise and can be built smaller, but with much higher costs; while hard drives would make noises that easily overtake what produced by fans, and only get louder with more drives. You have to make balance among noises, storage capacities and costs.

 

The other parts look promising. I might consider a power supply rated 400~500W though, to improve efficiency.

[Van is Livid]

10 hours ago, johnt said:

What do you mean silent? You’re going to be in for a treat if you ever need a modern spinning drive. NAS/servers belong in the garage or unoccupied space of a basement. 

Im going all ssd, and I live in an apartment.

[Van is Livid]

9 hours ago, Bersella AI said:

 How much storage is planned, and how much money can you afford?

I plan on around 6TB I have 2tb on a nv2 rn. And budget is NOT a problem. I want to go all SSD.

[Bersella AI]

4 hours ago, Van is Livid said:

I plan on around 6TB I have 2tb on a nv2 rn. And budget is NOT a problem. I want to go all SSD.

Then the biggest issue would be the available M.2/PCIe slots being insufficient. There are two options:

1. Utilize the first PCIe slot with an ASUS Hyper M.2 riser card for more M.2 slots. PCIe bifurcation (x4/x4/x4/x4) has to be turned on in BIOS. Since Gigabyte does not have a B550 board with the suffix K, I assume it be from ASUS, which does not have a second x16 slots to plug a GPU in; replace it with another one that has two x16 slots.
2. Utilize a single large enterprise-grade SSD in the shape of a PCIe add-on card, such as PBlaze V 910.

[Van is Livid]

28 minutes ago, Bersella AI said:

Then the biggest issue would be the available M.2/PCIe slots being insufficient.

Since its just a server can't I use SATA SSDs?

[Bersella AI]

7 hours ago, Van is Livid said:

Since its just a server can't I use SATA SSDs?

Yes definitely. Since M.2 SSDs nowadays won't cost notably higher than SATA ones, I would personally consider M.2 first, and there are plenty of refurbished, quality enterprise-grade M.2/U.2 SSDs available. Many of enterprise SATA drives have been released near a decade, hence more likely to fail.

[Van is Livid]

1 hour ago, Bersella AI said:

I would personally consider M.2 first, and there are plenty of refurbished, quality enterprise-grade M.2/U.2 SSDs available.

Yeah ill definitely fill my.2 slots first with atleast 6tb before considering sata ssds.