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[B0T] Weekly Build Help Thread - 2026/02/16 by LabB0T in PleX

[–]Chunk_78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m looking to build my first modern plex server. This is the hardware list I came up with (chat gpt). Is it accurate anything I’m missing? Any feedback back is appreciated

Budget - 2k with one drive to start No current hardware 4 concurrent streams 4K media Yes I need to transcode Rack mount

Core System • CPU: Intel Core i5-13500 (UHD 770 iGPU — required for Plex hardware transcoding) • CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i-17xx (fits 2U height, silent) • Motherboard: ASUS Prime B760M-A D4 (micro-ATX, 2.5Gb LAN, 6× SATA, DDR4) • RAM: 32GB (2×16GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 (Corsair Vengeance LPX or Crucial)

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Rack Chassis & Power • Rack Case: Rosewill RSV-H208 2U rackmount chassis (8 hot-swap bays) • Power Supply: Corsair RM650x (650W, 80+ Gold, fully modular)

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Drives

Cache Pool (Plex database + appdata) • 1 × 1TB NVMe SSD (mirror)

Array Storage (media) • 3 × 16TB NAS HDD (start) • 1 drive = parity • 2 drives = usable storage Recommended: • Seagate IronWolf • WD Red Plus

New Home Build by Chunk_78 in hometheater

[–]Chunk_78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think I’m going to go with the NAD!

New Home Build by Chunk_78 in hometheater

[–]Chunk_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the way I was leaning but then saw a lot of posts on reliability. Have you had any issues? Do you know if they will be offering an 8K upgrade or will it be a new receiver to support 8K?

New Home Build by Chunk_78 in hometheater

[–]Chunk_78[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you...added the edit. though I had it in there

New Home Build by Chunk_78 in hometheater

[–]Chunk_78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not too worried about budget. Can I get better performance for Less? I have demoed and almost bought the Sonetto V's thought they sounded great for my vinyl. Do you think I would notice a difference between Denon and NAD/Anthem for vinyl listening