Wanna build one - Tips?

[Leifster]

Hi,

Im looking to build a small home server.
It would probably have about 40Tb of storage, probably in raid 1 (so 20Tb)
I would want it as a nas, home media server, and possibly other things like a minecraft server or whatnot.
This server would likely be used my a limited number of people, no need for it to be overkill, though I would appreciate modernity.
The modernity also checks a box of low power consumption to help extend the lifespan of the server.

I dont know a ton, but Im happy to learn, so this is a very preliminary scoping with a specific question.

I'd want to use newer hardware due to Intels modern quicksync stuff. But I cant seem to find documentation on how many media engines/stream pipelines are in a given iGPU. 

The rough build is something like this:
13/14th gen i3 100 or i5 400 (depends if I get lucky, probably default to 100)
16gb DDR5 ram
256 boot drive
40Tb of storage - 4 drives
2.5Gb networking on the mobo (though, the networking in my house only supports 1GB)

How does this sound? Can anyone tell me more about Quicksync and which iGPUs are better than others within the same generational product line?
Also, does anyone have a good case suggestion?

Thanks!

[dreamcast4599]

for a xase the fractal define 7XL is where its at i have one for my nas it has sound proofing in it loads of hdd space and can support up to an eeatx/ssieb mobo

[Bersella AI]

This build looks decent first of all. It would be more cost-efficient to pick up 12th gen processors though, since they share the same Alder Lake silicons, indicated by the stepping code. 12th gen may however run slightly slower, which is unfavorable for Minecraft.

 

Quicksync is an abstract layer or a set of APIs for video processing between Intel GPUs and applications, and is more efficient than its alternative, VA-API. This webpage may be useful for quick reference about decoding features supported by various GPUs.

Information about numbers of media engines can be grabbed from Intel Ark , such as Core i5-14400 . There do have differences in number of codec engines between UHD 730 (has one), used in i3-13100 or i5-14400, and UHD 770 (has two), used in i5-14500 or above.

 

Any chassis with at least four 3.5-inch drive bays should be applicable. Just take in mind that some of them only support ITX motherboards and/or SFX power supplies.

[Leifster]

12 hours ago, Bersella AI said:

This build looks decent first of all. It would be more cost-efficient to pick up 12th gen processors though, since they share the same Alder Lake silicons, indicated by the stepping code. 12th gen may however run slightly slower, which is unfavorable for Minecraft.

 

Quicksync is an abstract layer or a set of APIs for video processing between Intel GPUs and applications, and is more efficient than its alternative, VA-API. This webpage may be useful for quick reference about decoding features supported by various GPUs.

Information about numbers of media engines can be grabbed from Intel Ark , such as Core i5-14400 . There do have differences in number of codec engines between UHD 730 (has one), used in i3-13100 or i5-14400, and UHD 770 (has two), used in i5-14500 or above.

 

Any chassis with at least four 3.5-inch drive bays should be applicable. Just take in mind that some of them only support ITX motherboards and/or SFX power supplies.

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed. Could you please elaborate where I see the number of codec engines?

 

EDIT

Nevermind, I found it!