[SOLVED] Building my first home server

[gyorfi.norbert84]

Hi,
i wanna build a PC, that funkcion as a home server. I dont know, what hardware to buy.
Its place will in the living room, from there run cat7 cables to the kids room and to our bed room.
On the server want i run Plex server, storage HD or/and 4K movies, and play with Plex, i want use it as a NAS, and a router (wireless too), and the kids can play games on it from they rooms (if this possible), and downloadstation. Any user (max 4-5) will have her own user name and password.
What is the minimum/optimal hardware requirements, and how can the kids play game on it from they rooms? And what software would you use?
I live in Europe.
(sorry for the bad english )

 

[zoltan.boese]

If you have a router with a USB port, you can simply hook up an external drive onto it, and store your movies there making it accessible for everyone using the network.
You can also buy a rapsberry pi and build a NAS around it, read here: https://howtoraspberrypi.com/create-a-nas-with-your-raspberry-pi-and-samba/
If you insist on streaming as well, read the plex compatibility list and choose a NAS from there: https://support.plex.tv/articles/201373803-nas-compatibility-list/
Most NAS devices use Celeron or Atom processors, if you have an old laptop or tablet in the family not in use any more, you can re-use it for this purpose as well.

Gaming takes it into another level. In that case you really have to build a living room PC. If you tell us what games your kids want to play, someone surely gives you a config with exact specs.

 

[gyorfi.norbert84]

Gaming takes it into another level. In that case you really have to build a living room PC. If you tell us what games your kids want to play, someone surely gives you a config with exact specs.[/quotemsg]

I have 2 son's. The elder is 12, he likes GTA V, WoT, RPGs. The younger see only tales for now

 

[SgtScream]

What country are you from and how much are you looking to spend?

 

[gyorfi.norbert84]

I live in Hungary, and abaut 500-700 EUR. Max 1000 EUR. (I have SSD and HDDs)

 

[SgtScream]

How many drives and SSDs?

I was thinking something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB MINI ITX OC Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix - Phenom Midnight Black Mini ITX Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $913.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-02 11:18 EST-0500

However, with all the drive bays populated I do not know if that RTX 2060 will fit. I tried but did not find any documentation on how large of a graphcis card you can fit with the full drive cage. You can take the drive cage out, and fit even larger graphics cards if you aren't using that many drives.

Things to note:
1. Older generation mini itx motherboards have six SATA III ports in case you need more ports for drives.
2. You can swap out the processor and graphics card for something less expensive and go with a 2600 (non x)/2400g or a GTX 1060 6gb/ gtx 1050 ti to save money.
3. Bitfenix makes a perforated side panel for higher end graphics cards but you have to order that separately for added ventilation.
4. If you'd like the motherboard to have two Ethernet ports for your router let me know.

 

[gyorfi.norbert84]

1 SSD and 4 HDDs (for now).

I have questions:
these config can in the same time 2-3 FHD movies stream (or FHD + 4K movies) + game on it?
how can the elder kid play on it from the kids room?


It can used parts too.

 

[SgtScream]

That is a good question. I'd try this forum out:
https://unraid.net/

You're definitely going to go over budget for something like that.