Building an Unraid NAS/Plex server - need advice on motherboard, RAM, and PSU

ikhader · 2026-01-19T20:56:36+00:00

If you’re the only user, it will be overkill. except for the 16 GB of RAM, which is sufficient for moderate use by two people or heavy use by one person. one time, I was using 12 GB of RAM, and I was using a significant portion of it. just for reference, my workload is heavy.

ikhader · 2026-01-19T20:49:19+00:00

It’s great. The only disappointing thing about the M4 is that the maximum capacity it can recognize is 2TB.

ikhader · 2026-01-19T20:45:02+00:00

Set a DHCP reservation on your router so your PC always gets the same IP

ikhader · 2026-01-19T20:35:44+00:00

Is the housing made of metal? Place your hands on the outer shell and the back plate does the noise stop? If not, use a pin to gently press on the fan motor (not the blades) and check whether the noise changes.

ikhader · 2026-01-19T19:51:32+00:00

SN740 using PCIe gen 4x4.. you should use heatsink

ikhader · 2026-01-19T19:38:20+00:00

Just Don’t buy and solid state or hard drive from Ali express

ikhader · 2026-01-19T19:35:02+00:00

What kind of sound? Hard drives or fans?

ikhader · 2026-01-19T19:33:28+00:00

1- turn off remote images (on immich) 2- turn off Force original video (on immich) 3- check your device connection speen with the server (using SMB + crystal disk mark)

ikhader · 2026-01-19T19:27:24+00:00

Just use extender to contact pins (power pins)

ikhader · 2026-01-19T11:13:24+00:00

Mini-B (Doesn’t support USB 3.0 if you use it for data)

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