Need Help Choosing Parts for my first ever DIY computer build
hi awesome people of this galaxy,
I want to build a NAS which can run maximum 2 virtual machines, must back up the data so act as NAS and if possible do some plex things too. This is what I have selected as of now. So couple of questions,
- Is this built good enough for me?
- Which os I should use, Unraid or truenas for my requirements?
- Or is there any better build than this? My max budget is 1200.
This is my very first DIY build and very first post in community too. So sorry in advance if I didn’t provide more info or anything.
Link to my build- https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=1e1fcac3-8d85-4955-b5f6-049d956bec40
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