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The point is to start small and expand as time progresses.
This will be used for Plex transcoding, so getting something like a paltry single core sempron would be a joke.
The RAM is necessary as I will be taking advantage of Docker containers.
The forum post you linked isn't relevant anymore anyways, there are much better options if I was looking to spend $200 on a NAS.
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You would be just as fine with a celeron g1820 or even a pentium 3240 if you want overkill. would save you 70cad.
I'm running a i3 3220t on my w8 based server, with transcoding, downloading, running mysql and survalence software I never touch 10%.
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2014-10-15, 07:04
(This post was last modified: 2014-10-15, 07:05 by mattchapman.)
Yes very similar to what I built recently:
LIAN LI PC-Q25B mini ITX $120
Intel Celeron G540 2.5GHz LGA1155 65W $50
Asus P8H77 LGA 1155 Intel H77 Mini-ITX $99
G SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ DDR3 1600 $29
Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 430W $45
I couldn't be bothered to learn basic Linux stuff so I went with a spare copy of Win7 and it's been running like a charm!
Got 4 HDD's in there and will grab a 5th to get Flexraid up and running soon.
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My home server these days:
Fractal Design Node 304
FSP SFX 300W 80+ PSU
Giada N70E-DR Celeron C1037U mini-ITX motherboard
1 x 4GB Crucial SO-DIMM RAM
64GB mSATA SSD (for OS)
1 x 6TB, 2 x 4TB, 2 x 3TB HDDs
Windows Home Server 2011
StableBit DrivePool/Scanner
CrashPlan
MediaBrowser 3 Server
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Celeron or pentium processors wont be enough if OP need plex transcoding for 2+ devices simultaniously plus running other server/client programs like a PVR back-end for example and/or Virtualization software like "Docker" that OP also mentioned. If that is the case then i7 is more future proof.
The way to go will be to use a full Windows or Linux Server depending on your needs, Unraid "only" won't give you flexibility for those kind of applications.
You could also install a light weight OS like arch linux and run XEN to create different virtual machines to run windows, unraid, linux at the same time, that's more complex and perhaps not needed but it is possibe and there are good tutorials out there. XEN is better than EsXi and is open source. Nice as a project
BTW if you're really going to do virrtualization then don't forget to pick a processor that supports hardware virtualization.
I would go with Windows Server and StableBit Drive Pool too, as is the best of his kind so far.
My XBMC/Kodi folder: addons, skins, addon/menu backgrounds & more
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There are quite a few people using unraid who have advanced builds. I wouldn't say there is no flexibility. Check the forums if you are looking for anything more advanced, OP.
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