This case was meant for gaming but I decided to do a little tinkering to see if I could truly turn this build into a NAS for a good-looking home server in your living room. Oh, and I decided to install the power combo - Proxmox + TrueNAS
I originally built a standalone media server on Windows that focused on low energy use, but decided to take it one step further. See that video here: https://youtu.be/VLSWyTmM2ro
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- Fractal Design Terra Case: https://amzn.to/3MLBXCD
- Intel Corei3 14100 CPU: https://amzn.to/3Zmaq2k
- ASUS ROG Strix B760-I Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3XvqkVH
- Corsair DDR5 RAM 64GB: https://amzn.to/3zbZD06
- Noctua Low- Profile CPU Cooler: https://amzn.to/3XpAirv
- Corsair SF750 SFF Power Supply: https://amzn.to/3ZsZ1xS
- Seagate Exos X18 18TB Hard Drive: https://amzn.to/4gsQReF
- Noctua NF-A8 PWM Fan - https://amzn.to/4d3t42h
- Hard Drive Rubber Stands - https://amzn.to/4gueXWs
- Kill A Watt Electricity Monitor - https://amzn.to/3zpAVt5
- Mini monitor everyone keeps asking about - https://amzn.to/4deDP1E
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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - The Parts
02:01 - The Build
03:50 - Building in the Terra Case
04:10 - Customizing it for more drives
05:40 - Fans, Cooling, PCIe Cards
06:27 - Installing SSD Drives
06:59 - Choosing & Installing Operating Systems
09:05 - Installing apps, services, and virtual machines
10:15 - Energy use
10:55 - Final Thoughts....
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