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[ddbtkd456]

Budget: $3000 roughly when said and done (USD)

Time of Build: Later Summer/Fall

Uses: Home Server, Plex Server (Full Time), Ripping/Converting Movies & Music For Plex, Gaming, Productivity, School, LTT, Basic Daily Things (Office, Web Browsing). Backups (Twice a Week), Centralizing all files on My Western Digital Network Drive.

Location: Iowa

Preferred Online Places: Amazon, Newegg, NZXT, Microcenter.

Theme: Black/Red

Needed: All Components (except speakers, keyboard/mouse)

 

Edit:

I do know I have been posting alot of builds in this section lately, but something always gets corrected then I decide I can do better, so please just bear with me.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($253.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($151.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($403.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($144.95 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB (32/64-bit)  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Rosewill Hyperborea 89.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($509.99 @ Amazon) 
External Storage: Western Digital My Book 6TB External Hard Drive  ($199.00 @ Amazon) 
Other: WD My Cloud 2TB Personal Cloud Storage WDBCTL0020HWT-NESN ($152.17)
Other: Ajazz The Dark Knight USB Gaming Keyboard Mouse Pad Combo Set & 7 LED Colors 2400DPI 6 Buttons USB Gaming Mouse (Purchased For $68.88)
Other: Ultra 107 Piece Premium Computer Tool Kit (Purchased For $34.99)
Other: Phanteks PH-LEDKT_M2 Multi Colors LED strip 2m Specified for Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Case upgrade (Purchased For $24.99)
Other: ModRight Super Large Anti-Static Mod-Mat Work and Assembly Surface - Version 2 - Basic (Over 47" x 23" in Size) (Purchased For $39.99)
Other:  Rosewill RCW-565 - 25-Foot Cat 6 Network Cable - Black (Purchased For $4.49)
Other: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller for Windows & Xbox 360 Console (Purchased For $28.07)
Total: $3144.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 19:10 EDT-0400

 

 

[Streetguru]

15 minutes ago, ddbtkd456 said:

 

You should build a dedicated NAS rather than trying to virtualize your server. Even just an AM1 based machine would be fine and cheap for media stuff, unless you want a few 1080p video streams.

 

Otherwise go for an HGST 4TB drive

And get this display over that one, this one is an IPS display with free-sync and will be way better for only $50 more

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-xf270hu
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bMDW23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bMDW23/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1H-ITX Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 19:06 EDT-0400

[ddbtkd456]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You should build a dedicated NAS rather than trying to virtualize your server. Even just an AM1 based machine would be fine and cheap for media stuff, unless you want a few 1080p video streams.

 

Otherwise go for an HGST 4TB drive

And get this display over that one, this one is an IPS display with free-sync and will be way better for only $50 more

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-xf270hu
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bMDW23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bMDW23/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock AM1H-ITX Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 19:06 EDT-0400

See I did wonder that about the display, I did end up taking your advice and getting a free-sync monitor, that acer is better as far as backlight bleed goes? Is the HGST 4TB drive just as good as the Red drive? Also I do plan to stream 1080p movies to my Ps4's could I go with something like this? Basically my converting will be done on my main computer, this "server will just store and stream to plex". Would you suggest Freenas for this, probably not and seeing as tho Windows Server is hard to get....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($121.50 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: HGST Deskstar NAS H3IKNAS40003272SN (0S03664) 4TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" High-Performance Hard Drive for Desktop NAS Systems Retail Kit ($159.99)
Total: $477.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 19:23 EDT-0400

 

 

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, ddbtkd456 said:

 

Reds are good if the HGST ones aren't available, but they're probably the best overall.

 

No reason to spend that much on a case for a server man. the i3 would be a bit better, but for the same price you could go AM3+ if you aren't going to use ECC and have all the power you need forever, maybe get a gold rated or higher PSU for better efficiency.
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6tFj8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6tFj8d/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($126.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $345.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 19:38 EDT-0400

[denniS_redbeast]

The white NZXT Source 210 cost 10 dollars more than the black one right now. If cost is important, go with the black one. 

White: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210002

Black: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001

 

@Streetguru

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, denniS_redbeast said:

The white NZXT Source 210 cost 10 dollars more than the black one right now. If cost is important, go with the black one. 

White: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210002

Black: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001

 

@Streetguru

I don't leave mail in rebates turned on as they aren't usually very reliable

[denniS_redbeast]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

I don't leave mail in rebates turned on as they aren't usually very reliable

understandable but black cases for nas use look better since they wont be seen

[ddbtkd456]

20 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Reds are good if the HGST ones aren't available, but they're probably the best overall.

 

No reason to spend that much on a case for a server man. the i3 would be a bit better, but for the same price you could go AM3+ if you aren't going to use ECC and have all the power you need forever, maybe get a gold rated or higher PSU for better efficiency.
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6tFj8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6tFj8d/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($126.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $345.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 19:38 EDT-0400

Sorry I forgot about the ecc memory I'm just trying to grasp what a good plex server that transcodes 1080p movies on the fly really needs to function.

[Streetguru]

42 minutes ago, ddbtkd456 said:

Sorry I forgot about the ecc memory I'm just trying to grasp what a good plex server that transcodes 1080p movies on the fly really needs to function.

A media server really isn't going to need ECC, that's more for a dedicated back up NAS that you're sending constant file back ups to