Hello, I’m planning a new server build and doing some upgrades to my network. My current server do’s stream 4k but its slow and far from perfect. I want to upgrade my storage and decided that since my current server case and motherboard have no sata ports/hdd slots left i think its time to let the current server go and build a new one. So new case, motherboard, cpu, more hdds and extra ssd. I really have no clue what parts i should use, i’m currently looking into it. My goal is to be able to stream all kinds of movies, so 4k should not be a problem anymore with the new server. I understand that i need a good mediaplayer for 4k so i will also buy nvidia shield. I am using PS4 Pro atm but this isnt the best player.
Any idea’s and advise on what hardware i should buy if more than welcome!
CASE ?
MOTHERBOARD ?
CPU ?
RAM: 64GB
Lots of sata ports or extra controller.
My current server:
My Plex Media Server & network setup:
UnRAID OS
All data drives are setup in array and use a SSD cache drive for better performance.
Containers (APPS):Plex Media Server, Sabnzbd, Deluge, Filebot, HandBrake, Sonarr, CouchPatato, Nzbhydra2,Qbittorrent, Tautulli, Telegraf, Grafana, Prometheus, InfluxDB, Kitana, Home-Assistant, Appdaemon, Lidarr, Cadvisor, DuckDNS, Letsencrypt, Ombi, mStream, Netdata, Nextcloud, Speedtest
Dell PowerEdge T110II Server
CPU:
Intel Xeon E3-1220 @ 3.10GHz
RAM:
16GB DDR3 Multi-Bit ECC
LAN:
3X Gigabit Lan
SSD:
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB
- Seagate Ironwolf 4TB
- Seagate Ironwolf 4TB
- Seagate Ironwolf 4TB
- WD RED NAS 3TB
USB : - Samsung 32GB Flash Drive
- External HDD 1TB
NETWORK:
Router:
Asus AC87U with latest Merlin firmware
Switches:
TP-Link 24x Managed Gigabit Internet Switch
2x TP-Link TL-SG108E 8x Easy Smart Gigabit Switch
Wi-Fi Access Point:
Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC-PRO
Cables:
CAT 6a SFTP
Thanks for helping me!
