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Over Synology, and looking to build my first home lab. Could use some advice on parts... (pcpartpicker.com)
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I currently have a Synology 220+ and a couple of VPS's, and I'm looking to consolidate, while getting out of Synology's walled garden. I've already got a couple of 3.5's in the Synology, and 4 2.5's lying around and I'm planning on running a number of docker containers and a couple of vms.

That said, I've never built anything before, and basically just went to PCPartPicker, started with the case, and checked 5-stars on each component and went from there. So... how absurd is my build?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $135.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L Core ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler $90.71 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $165.99 @ B&H
Memory TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $26.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $179.00
Storage Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $179.00
Storage Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive $159.99 @ Adorama
Case Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case $173.89 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Corsair
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1200.56
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-23 19:32 EDT-0400
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[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Honestly I’d just buy a mini pc for a few hundred bucks, and a 5-6 bay DAS like a terramaster for a few hundred more. Way easier for someone that has never built a pc or a nas.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah I have a NUC and a QNAP RAID DAS. Works well though the DAS is on the loud side.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You can save money on das by getting a 2 drive enclosure. Im not sure if drive enclosure is just marketing for non tech enthusiast das or if there's a real difference.

But in practical terms haha storage go brr either way.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago

Yeh a DAS is basically just an enclosure, well most of them. Some do have hardware raid though.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I've heard hardware raid is not preferred since it is unreliable and it takes no effort for a modern apu or cpu to do it software wise.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Yeh I’ve read more and more people choosing software raid, and you can still do that with the DAS.

this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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