Hi,
As the title suggest I am looking to setup a NAS with PLEX and possibly gaming (via VM running win 8 or 10 etc.) on the machine.
At present I have a Dell Dimension 4700 with 2.5 GB RAM running FreeNAS with a 3 TB hard drive (no RAID or anything) for NAS purposes. I tried installing PLEX on it but found out that the plugin isn't supported anymore on FreeNAS 32 bit. At the same time, for a while now, I have been contemplating building a PC to play SC2 (and occasionally SC1) on. That is the only game I would be playing, if possible, on this new machine.
Instead of building two machines, I would like to just build one and use it for the 3 purposes outlined.
I looked at ASRock Intel Avoton C2750 2.4GHz processor for NAS + PLEX however not sure where this leaves me for SC2 via a VM. And I am not sure if it is strong enough for streaming between 4 devices simultaneously (my PLEX is shared between 4 households (my siblings)).
Ideally I would like to keep my cost under 1000.
I don't need a OS, or keyboard; have those already. Currently I have a late 2015 iMac that I play SC2 on as time permits. But that is mainly for my kids so I don't like using it.
Any suggestive builds are appreciated. From what I have read for NAS, ECC RAM is recommended but that is only on Xeon processors but they aren't really ideal for gaming. I am not that concerned as long as the Xeon, coupled with a Graphics card, can play SC2 in max settings. Or if ECC isn't that big of deal for the NAS, I am okay with an i7 as well.
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible
Budget: <= 700 (if NAS + PLEX only, i understand HDD costs so don't factor that in. Just the bare bone system itself; if NAS + PLEX + SC2 <= 1000)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: NAS and PLEX are both equally important + occasional SC2.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: new build from scratch (not sure what I can re-use from Dimension 4700)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Fine with any; typically I buy from NewEgg, B&H, Amazon
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Vienna, VA, USA - I have a micro-center store close by to get parts in person.
Parts Preferences: Always been an Intel guy so that is my favored processor.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: I don't think i need either for SC2 as a single GPU will do.
I read this build: http://dreamvent.blogspot.com/2016/01/diy-nas-plex-server-build.html and looks good to me and also build from http://blog.brianmoses.net/2016/02/diy-nas-2016-edition.html appears nice as well minus the expensive case and SSD.
Please advise. Thanks!
As the title suggest I am looking to setup a NAS with PLEX and possibly gaming (via VM running win 8 or 10 etc.) on the machine.
At present I have a Dell Dimension 4700 with 2.5 GB RAM running FreeNAS with a 3 TB hard drive (no RAID or anything) for NAS purposes. I tried installing PLEX on it but found out that the plugin isn't supported anymore on FreeNAS 32 bit. At the same time, for a while now, I have been contemplating building a PC to play SC2 (and occasionally SC1) on. That is the only game I would be playing, if possible, on this new machine.
Instead of building two machines, I would like to just build one and use it for the 3 purposes outlined.
I looked at ASRock Intel Avoton C2750 2.4GHz processor for NAS + PLEX however not sure where this leaves me for SC2 via a VM. And I am not sure if it is strong enough for streaming between 4 devices simultaneously (my PLEX is shared between 4 households (my siblings)).
Ideally I would like to keep my cost under 1000.
I don't need a OS, or keyboard; have those already. Currently I have a late 2015 iMac that I play SC2 on as time permits. But that is mainly for my kids so I don't like using it.
Any suggestive builds are appreciated. From what I have read for NAS, ECC RAM is recommended but that is only on Xeon processors but they aren't really ideal for gaming. I am not that concerned as long as the Xeon, coupled with a Graphics card, can play SC2 in max settings. Or if ECC isn't that big of deal for the NAS, I am okay with an i7 as well.
Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible
Budget: <= 700 (if NAS + PLEX only, i understand HDD costs so don't factor that in. Just the bare bone system itself; if NAS + PLEX + SC2 <= 1000)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: NAS and PLEX are both equally important + occasional SC2.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: new build from scratch (not sure what I can re-use from Dimension 4700)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Fine with any; typically I buy from NewEgg, B&H, Amazon
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Vienna, VA, USA - I have a micro-center store close by to get parts in person.
Parts Preferences: Always been an Intel guy so that is my favored processor.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: I don't think i need either for SC2 as a single GPU will do.
I read this build: http://dreamvent.blogspot.com/2016/01/diy-nas-plex-server-build.html and looks good to me and also build from http://blog.brianmoses.net/2016/02/diy-nas-2016-edition.html appears nice as well minus the expensive case and SSD.
Please advise. Thanks!
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