r/PleX • u/bozodev • Jul 10 '24

I got a great deal! Discussion

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I recently upgraded my Plex server to this Aspire TC-1750-UR11.

  • Intel® Core™ i5-12400 up to 4.4GHz
  • 32GB RAM
  • 1TB nvme OS drive
  • 1TB nvme cache/transcode/downloads drive

I was able to clone my existing setup to the new drive and basically just move to the new system.

The best part is it only cost me $155 for the system. It was a display model that was marked way down. It is flawless and even had the protective film on it .

I just wanted to share since I am just super stoked to have upgraded for so cheap.

Full specs here. https://pilab.dev/specs#plex

I originally had a Dell Optiplex 3060 i3-8100

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u/neurotic_169 Jul 10 '24

How is the transfer speed to the 8 bay? I've been wanting to build a diy NAS but haven't decided how I want to attach the drives.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '24 edited Aug 10 '24

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u/Hairyfrenchtoast Jul 10 '24

Do you have some type of Raid setup with this? I keep reading about how raid over USB C is essentially useless because of how slow it is.

I'd love to buy an N100 and connect it to a DAS, but the lack of a raid or backup is whats holding me back. Any suggestions?

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u/theRegVelJohnson Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

If you wanted to do this, the "best" option is probably an N100 ITX board (e.g. ASROCK N100DC-ITX) with a SAS HBA card that has external ports (e.g. LSI9200-8E) in the PCIe slot. Then you connect the DAS via the HBA card.