DIY NAS + Home Server Build Advice
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xdalgi · 2023-10-28 05:20

Hi, my workplace is shutting down and my boss is letting me take home
quite a few unused TeamGroup MP34 4TB NVMe SSDs for free. Given the
lack of prebuilt solutions that support NVMe drives, I thought about
making a homemade one.

My use cases:

* File server
* Plex
* Docker (PostgreSQL DB etc.)
* Hosting game servers

So below is my proposed build. This type of build is quite new to me
(i.e. PCIe burification, PCIe to M.2 adapters) so I wanted to see if
I'm doing something wrong.

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Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

\*\*CPU\*\* | \[AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core
Processor\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sYmmP6/amd-
ryzen-5-5600g-39-ghz-6-core-processor-100-
100000252box](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sYmmP6/amd-
ryzen-5-5600g-39-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000252box)) | $124.00 @
Amazon

\*\*Motherboard\*\* | \[Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX Mini ITX AM4 Mothe
rboard\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9pn8TW/gigabyte-b550i-
aorus-pro-ax-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b550i-aorus-pro-
ax](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9pn8TW/gigabyte-b550i-aorus-pro-
ax-mini-itx-am4-motherboard-b550i-aorus-pro-ax)) | $189.99 @ Amazon

\*\*Memory\*\* | \[Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
Memory\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6YfnTW/kingston-fury-
beast-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-
kf432c16bbk216](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6YfnTW/kingston-fury-
beast-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-kf432c16bbk216)) | $45.99 @
Amazon

\*\*Storage\*\* | \[Western Digital Blue SA510 250 GB 2.5" Solid State
Drive\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VxvdnQ/western-digital-blue-
sa510-250-gb-25-solid-state-drive-
wds250g3b0a](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VxvdnQ/western-digital-
blue-sa510-250-gb-25-solid-state-drive-wds250g3b0a)) | $30.99 @ Newegg

\*\*Storage\*\* | \[TEAMGROUP MP34 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME
Solid State
Drive\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-
tm8fp4004t0c101](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp4004t0c101)) | $171.99 @
Amazon

\*\*Storage\*\* | \[TEAMGROUP MP34 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME
Solid State
Drive\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-
tm8fp4004t0c101](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp4004t0c101)) | $171.99 @
Amazon

\*\*Storage\*\* | \[TEAMGROUP MP34 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME
Solid State
Drive\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-
tm8fp4004t0c101](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp4004t0c101)) | $171.99 @
Amazon

\*\*Storage\*\* | \[TEAMGROUP MP34 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME
Solid State
Drive\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-
tm8fp4004t0c101](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp4004t0c101)) | $171.99 @
Amazon

\*\*Storage\*\* | \[TEAMGROUP MP34 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME
Solid State
Drive\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-
tm8fp4004t0c101](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp4004t0c101)) | $171.99 @
Amazon

\*\*Storage\*\* | \[TEAMGROUP MP34 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME
Solid State
Drive\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-
tm8fp4004t0c101](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZWzK8/teamgroup-
mp34-4-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-tm8fp4004t0c101)) | $171.99 @
Amazon

\*\*Case\*\* | \[Fractal Design Ridge PCIe 4.0 Mini ITX Tower
Case\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PQdG3C/fractal-design-ridge-
pcie-40-mini-itx-tower-case-fd-c-
rid1n-11](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PQdG3C/fractal-design-
ridge-pcie-40-mini-itx-tower-case-fd-c-rid1n-11)) | $129.99 @ B&H

\*\*Power Supply\*\* | \[SeaSonic FOCUS SGX 500 W 80+ Gold Certified
Fully Modular SFX Power
Supply\]([https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rRFKHx/seasonic-focus-
sgx-500-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-sfx-power-supply-
ssr-500sgx](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rRFKHx/seasonic-focus-
sgx-500-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-sfx-power-supply-
ssr-500sgx)) |-

\*\*Custom\*\* | \[ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 4.0 X4 Expansion Card
Supports 4 NVMe M.2 (2242/2260/2280/22110) up to 256Gbps for AMD 3rd
Ryzen sTRX40, AM4 Socket and Intel VROC NVMe Raid\]([https://pcpartpic
ker.com/product/T8PgXL/placeholder-
](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/T8PgXL/placeholder-)) | $74.98 @
Amazon

| \*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts\* |

| \*\*Total\*\* | \*\*$1627.88\*\*