The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/gruuz on 2025-06-11 08:17:44.
Hey guys, I'm Building my first Unraid NAS Mainly for my Plex Library. I'm On a relatively tight budget bud I gave my best for good enough components.
i5 12600k 173€;
ASrock Z690 Riptide 120€;
Patriot Signatue Line 32 GB 51€;
2 x Patriot P400 LITE SSD 1 TB, M.2 2280 110€ (DRAM less - does it matter?);
be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 550 W 90€;
Thermalright AX120R 17€;
Aerocool Cipher bk-v1 86€ (Proud I found that one lol);
Existing 20TB HDDs
I want to use the NAS for plex, Hosting Teamspeak and Minecraft. Data security is not the highest priority bacause it's not that sensible. Power consumption is also not a priority because anything is better than my gaming rig running 24/7 wich it is right now. Anyway if read online, that two SSDs should be in there? My understanding is that Unraid will use these SSDs mirrored as storage for docker and my server files. Does it also automatically cache file thumbnails etc for faster file browsing? Also what usb stick should I use for Unraid?
I'm sorry if that a nightmare to read through, but it's my first time doing such a project.