Okami Posted March 6, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 6, 2021 Hello All! Not new to computer builds but new to Xpenology! We had young ones the last year so looking for a good way to store / edit all the pictures on our network. Processing power Memory-heavy applications - Moments ? Probably some video transcoding in the future. Storage (how many disks, mainly) - 4 Space restrictions - None Network interface requirements - 1Gbit I have some old parts (h270 plus , celeron etc) but i'm fine buying a fully updated kit if it will help longevity Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noter2017 Posted March 6, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Okami said: Hello All! Not new to computer builds but new to Xpenology! We had young ones the last year so looking for a good way to store / edit all the pictures on our network. Processing power Memory-heavy applications - Moments ? Probably some video transcoding in the future. Storage (how many disks, mainly) - 4 Space restrictions - None Network interface requirements - 1Gbit I have some old parts (h270 plus , celeron etc) but i'm fine buying a fully updated kit if it will help longevity Thanks! First of all, congratulations on the young ones. As a father of a young child myself, I can assure you that money will be tight for the next 20 years. Depending on where you live, it can be cheaper in the long run to get a Google One subscription instead of a building a new server. Currently I live in a country where the yearly energy costs for my server (old i3 laptop with a broken screen running DSM 6.2.3) pretty much equal the price of a bottle of Vodka and I host everything myself. Your setup will probably be more power hungry and more expensive than a Google One subscription and to be honest, the Google Photos face and object recognition is superior to Synology. If you live in a country where energy is pretty much free, use your old parts and get started with Xpenology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goby Posted March 14, 2021 Share #3 Posted March 14, 2021 I was preety much in the same situation few months ago : quite easy in money and space but short in knowledge. My choice went to copy the bundle of the Guru Master IG-88. You can have a look at may bundles on the updates reports. The one of IGG goes : - Outcome of the update: SUCCESSFUL - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.2.3-25423 - Loader version and model: JUN'S LOADER v1.04b - DS918+ - Using custom extra.lzma: Yes, 0.11 for 6.2.3 - Installation type: BAREMETAL - Gigabyte B365M HD3 | i3 9100 | 2xJMB585 5 port AHCI PCIe 3.0 | BCM57840-2T 2port 10GbE - Additional comments: reboot required, hardware transcoding working with VideoStation 2.4.8 I just didn' take the 10Gb Nic and the additional AHI port, but the MB and CPU works very well. Since the MB is quite large (micro ATX) I choose a large and confortable case : FRACTAL Design Node 804. I hope it can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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