Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Building my NAS

Full Parts List
CPU: i5 13500T
Bought Because of its performance and Power Efficiency

Motherboard: MSI Z690 PRO A DDR4
Cheapest Refurbished Board From eBay

Ram:
Crucial Pro 64GB DDR4 3200MHz
Cheapest Set at the time for TrueNAS ZFS Caching

Storage:
120GB SATA SSD - TrueNas Drive
1X6TB HDD - For Media PLEX/EMBY
2X3TB - For NAS

PCI/PCIE Cards
HPE 10GB 530SFP+ NIC - Cheapest SFP+ 10GB NIC That Workes with Windows 10/11 Also Works with Most Motherboards
LSI SAS HBA 9200-8I - for my SAS Drives

Case:
RackChoice 4U Server Case N400-6
RackChoice Internal Drive Cage Hot Swap SATA/SAS Support

Power Supply:
Corsair RM550 80+ Gold


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