Want to build a SFF for around 200€ reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 21:27 Hi guys, I'm new to all of this. I've already bought a RPI 5 but I have realized that as a NAS it wouldn't work really well because it has limited connectivity. My objective is to build (over-time) a 80tb in raid 5 NAS that hosts Jellyfin(with prowlarr and the rest of the -arr family) for 2-3 people at max. Nextcloud for 3-4 people simultaneously maximum and a small Minecraft server for the same number of people when nextcloud and Jellyfin aren't running. I was thinking of a N100(don't know if it's the correct name or not) but idk if it will be enough or not. Thank you already in advance and pardon me for grammar mistakes since it's my 2nd language ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lilolalu · 2023-12-25 21:31 Your best bet is to find something used at that budget start browsing eBay. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 21:36 How much should I lower my requirements for it to be possible? Since it doesn't sound like it's possible unless there's a miracle ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 21:36 And what should I look out for? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LexSoup · 2023-12-25 21:53 A used dell optiplex with like a 6th or 7th gen intel i5/i7 can be found on ebay for around 180-220. In most cases its sold with 16GB of ram and a ssd. You can also go the "Build it yourself" route and buy everything second hand separately. Things to look out for would be the case, try to think ahead of how many drives you need to fit in it, not just your HDD but also any future SSD's for a cache pool for example. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- joost00719 · 2023-12-25 21:59 The 7500 or the 8100t are about the same performance and are usually like 100 euros here if you have patience. Then for 50 euros you can get a 32gb ram kit. The ssd is usually like 128gbs and should be replaced top if you need more than that. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lilolalu · 2023-12-25 22:04 I saw HP prodesk with 9500t / 16gb ram for ~200€ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 22:14 I've found a reconditioned HP 705G5 with a Ryzen 5 3400G,16gb of ram, 256gb SSD for 200€+15 shipping with 1 year warranty. It has3 SATA ports,1 x M.2 2230/2280 1 x PCI-Express x16 3.0 (Low Profile) 1 x PCI-Express x1 3.0 (Low Profile). It should be good for what I want to do, right,? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LexSoup · 2023-12-25 22:19 Well no, I'd go for a intel based system as they provide intel quicksync which is great for transcoding streams running from jellyfin/plex. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 22:20 Ok thank you, didn't know that ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Raithmir · 2023-12-25 22:24 You want 80tb, so you're looking at at least 5 disks, that limits any off the shelf SFF options quite a bit. Jonsbo N2 case looks nice, then one of the cheap AliExpress NAS motherboards maybe. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 22:37 Tbh, 80 tb is the best case scenario, I'm willing to sacrifice space tbh. I'd still like to keep a minimum of 50tb but I can sacrifice the other 30. Like, I understand that for 200€ I can't ask for much so yeah. If that isn't a problem, what would you recommend? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Skaronator · 2023-12-25 22:49 Technically, the rzyen system should be supported nowadays but driver can still be a bit buggy. So, definitely still recommend buying Intel. Make sure to buy at least 8th Gen since that generation supports newer codecs and better quality at same Bitrate (compared to 6/7th Gen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 22:52 Do you recommend a i3/i5/i7 8th gen? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Skaronator · 2023-12-25 23:05 Not an expert! but I think the difference between i3, i5 and i7 when it comes to hardware video transcoding is like 6 vs 8 vs 10 streams. So for your 2-3 streams an i3 should be completely fine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- d3n2el · 2023-12-25 23:08 Ok thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wambapat · 2023-12-26 07:05 Check out these Guides. https://forums.serverbuilds.net/t/guide-nas- killer-5-0/3072 Built myself a NAS around a supermicro board, xeon, ram, from ebay 3 years ago and it has been great.