What are your thoughts about the following build for a TrueNas Core homebrew system? Has anyone used the AM4 PRO APUs before for it?
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cooler | Noctua NH-U9S 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler | $59.95 @ Amazon |
| Motherboard | ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | $89.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Patriot Burst Elite 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $14.49 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Patriot Burst Elite 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $14.49 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Western Digital Red Pro 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive | $300.00 |
| Storage | Western Digital Red Pro 20 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive | $300.00 |
| Case | Fractal Design Node 804 MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $136.98 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $104.99 @ Newegg |
| Custom | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Processor 7nm 3.7Ghz 6 cores 12 Threads Processor only (Tray) | $179.99 @ Amazon |
| Custom | Kingston 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Server Memory Model KTL-TS432E/32G | $69.99 @ Newegg |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $1270.87 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-01-31 18:54 EST-0500 |
Objectives I’d like to do with the build:
- TrueNas core for long term, archival storage
**Currently, I have 2x14TB drives in a hardware RAID 1 with NTFS on my workstation, they would eventually get added as a mirror after their contents are moved over. - Jellyfin direct stream server
- Steam cache
- Host local code repositories (git)
- Run some Linux VM’s
- Host a palworld / terraria server
- Youtube video downloader
- Preserve family photos and videos, old games & saves
- Transcode video (ffmpeg) during off hours instead of doing it all on a workstation.
- Low power consumption
Reasons why I picked these parts:
- AMD Ryzen PRO 4650G - I’d like a low idle wattage/ low wattage chip. Supposedly, according to wolfgang’s channel this processor can idle at around 15W. Also in the running for consideration was the i3 12100/13100 but those don’t support ECC RAM.
- ECC RAM - Although wendell from L1techs and tom from lawrence systems both say it’s not 100% necessary, I’d be preserving family photos and old game saves on this NAS, so I’m not sure taking the risk of going without would be worth it in my use case. I plan on adding more RAM if the palworld server lags with 32 players.
- Asrock Mobo - Supports ECC. Not sure if I should step up to the higher end boards from them or not. No IPMI support, but this is not relevant to me as there will always be a monitor/keyboard right by this NAS.
- Node 804 case - Small and lightweight. Honestly, the Fractal define R5 and R6 are probably better cases, but they’re too heavy for me to lift and move around. Alternatively, I have an NZXT tempest EVO case that I could use (though it too is way to heavy, even without components in it!)
Future Considerations:
- Once I get my own place where I can open up the walls and install 10G, I’ll need to find a good 10G homelab switch and 10G NIC. Does anyone have any good suggestions on this front in terms of energy efficient NICs or switches?
