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The original was posted on /r/sffpc by /u/Sbloge on 2024-01-19 15:48:24+00:00.
I want to upgrade what i currently use as my homelab (a few pi 4s and a old i5 4460) and I'm looking at the ASUS PRIME N100I-D D4 mostly because power-efficiency and the price (~ 115 euros) but the silent cooling as well.
Wolfgang did a great video on these Aliexpress nas motherboards that might be more suitable for this type of build but they are also more expensive for worse CPUs at least where i live.
Only downside is that its only gigabit Ethernet but my home isn't really equipped for anything faster anyway so its not a huge problem and if i really need it the m.2 E can used with a 2.5 G adapter right?
Getting a PCIE Sata board for more HDDS and basically running it as a NAS/Server running most likely Unraid/Truenas (*arr, Jellyfin maybe a small Minecraft server? Nothing huge at most 5 players probably)
People seem to recommend using more modern i3s or even i5s for these types of builds but the price for CPU + Motherboard usually end up being 3,4 even 5x sometimes and that's without cooling.
Would this be enough or are there any other solutions for a similar price that I've overlooked?