HTPC/NAS Build

[sazrocks]

So I've been compiling this list for a while now and now I'm ready to pull the trigger. Here is the PCPP link: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sazrocks/saved/n2YM8d

This build is a HTPC build that will run unRAID, splitting 4 cores for the gaming portion, which will use the 1080 and the SSD, and keep 4 cores for the NAS/Plex server.

Any suggestions?

[Electronics Wizardy]

Why unraid? You can do this all on windows for less money and the same funcationalty. You can run vms with windows 10 pro if you want in hyper-v.

 

 

Storage spaces works well here, and can do things like ssd tiereing

 

Get the 970, the 960 is last gen. 970 is about the same price, a bit faster, more endurance.

 

 

[sazrocks]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Why unraid? You can do this all on windows for less money and the same funcationalty. You can run vms with windows 10 pro if you want in hyper-v.

As counter-intuitive as it sounds, reliability. I honestly don't trust WIndows after bad experiences I've had with it, and would rather trust a linux-based solution. I also want to mess around with docker containers, which are less convoluted on linux. There are also many miscellaneous reasons. Worst case scenario I can't get unraid working satisfactorily during the trial period and I just go full windows. Thanks for the suggestion though.

8 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Get the 970, the 960 is last gen. 970 is about the same price, a bit faster, more endurance.

Thanks, the 970 is actually a tad cheaper, so I'll go with it.

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

16 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

So I've been compiling this list for a while now and now I'm ready to pull the trigger. Here is the PCPP link: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/sazrocks/saved/n2YM8d

This build is a HTPC build that will run unRAID, splitting 4 cores for the gaming portion, which will use the 1080 and the SSD, and keep 4 cores for the NAS/Plex server.

Any suggestions?

Does that RYZEN CPU support Hyper-V?

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, sazrocks said:

s counter-intuitive as it sounds, reliability. I honestly don't trust WIndows after bad experiences I've had with it, and would rather trust a linux-based solution. I also want to mess around with docker containers, which are less convoluted on linux. There are also many miscellaneous reasons. Worst case scenario I can't get unraid working satisfactorily during the trial period and I just go full windows. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Really, the vm thing is a pain and won't be more relabile. Windows and linux uptime is about the same.

 

You would also need a second gpu, and pcie passthrough is just a pain. windows is a stable os that will work well.

 

Then run a linux vm for all your linux needs, almost full performance(about 3-5% performance cut).

 

 

[Taf the Ghost]

Hasn't unRaid only recently started to get GPU passthrough to work with AMD?

[sazrocks]

14 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Really, the vm thing is a pain and won't be more relabile. Windows and linux uptime is about the same.

I guess we'll just have to disagree on that point.

15 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You would also need a second gpu

Nope, single GPU passthrough is perfectly possible (I have done it).

15 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

pcie passthrough is just a pain.

Somewhat, though IMO the benefits outweigh the one-time setup issues.

10 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Hasn't unRaid only recently started to get GPU passthrough to work with AMD?

It's been working since late summer of last year.

[Taf the Ghost]

Wouldn't a separate enclosure for NAS/Plex server make more sense?

 

You're trying to fit two builds into one, and I think you're asking for far too much work to get it to work.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bfjmr6

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.59 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($108.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: ADATA - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $338.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-19 00:05 EDT-0400

 

Really cheap Plex/NAS, can work out whatever internal drive you want in it.

[sazrocks]

Just now, Taf the Ghost said:

*snip*

My bad, I should have mentioned this in the OP: this system is meant to fit on a shelf in a rack. The GD08 is the perfect size.

[Taf the Ghost]

1 minute ago, sazrocks said:

My bad, I should have mentioned this in the OP: this system is meant to fit on a shelf in a rack. The GD08 is the perfect size.

Okay, that makes some more sense. Are you sure you can't hide the NAS in a closet?

[sazrocks]

2 minutes ago, Taf the Ghost said:

Okay, that makes some more sense. Are you sure you can't hide the NAS in a closet?

Not really, lots of random things make such a solution not very pretty. In another situation I would seriously consider it though, thanks.

[Taf the Ghost]

2 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

Not really, lots of random things make such a solution not very pretty. In another situation I would seriously consider it though, thanks.

You could drop 1 of the HDDs and go with a 2600X, and that'd almost end you up at the same price as the "Cheap NAS/Plex" option.

 

Though, if it didn't add so much extra cost, this is really more of a TR 1920X type of build.