I’m sorry if this isnt the right sub for this
I’m considering building a small rig whose primary function would be as a NAS with the capabilities for plex transcoding. On top of that i’d like to add more services like home assistant and some others.
For now the build would be:
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor | €120.00 |
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-L9i-17xx 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler | €49.90 @ Amazon Italia |
| Motherboard | Asus PRIME H610I-PLUS D4-CSM Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard | €132.78 @ Amazon Italia |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory | €80.25 @ Amazon Italia |
| Storage | Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive | €79.98 @ Amazon Italia |
| Case | Jonsbo N2 Mini ITX Desktop Case | €150.00 |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic FOCUS SGX 450 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply | €106.80 @ Amazon Italia |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | €719.71 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-28 23:43 CET+0100 |
Now im asking my self if it is the case to go for a bigger case so if i happen to find a good priced gpu in the future, this would double as a part time gaming rig. Would that be non-sense?Also what OS should i use in that case? Dual boot sounds like a bad idea but idk
Sorry if my english isnt perfect
Any suggestion on the rig per se are also welcome
If you’re planning to run plex and can easily fit one in the case, I would. It doesn’t have to be super new or anything either.
I’ve gotten by without a GPU but I have 32 cores allocated to plex and it will still struggle sometimes with a high bitrate 4k video transcode. If I could find something decent that would fit into an R630, I would.
Are you living in the 90’? Hardware transcoding is a thing of the present.
I’d love to, which is why I was saying I would if I could get a GPU to fit in my 1u server chassis.
You can switch to a generic desktop PC with a desktop Intel CPU. Or change your server for a generic chassis and popolate with a desktop motherboard and CPU from Intel.