My home server desperately needed an upgrade, since I was running out of storage and my case didn't have any more drive bays. So I rebuilt it using a power-efficient miniITX mobo+CPU combo and 12TB of additional storage.
Sources and guides
Replacing the FlexATX PSU fan ("Rebuilding the Tiny Velka 3 Gaming PC!" by Optimum Tech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7x1LI5kOS4
Fixing the 3.3V issue on WD White Label drives https://imgur.com/r/DataHoarder/BFdmB
"How to Control CPU and System Fan Speed" by Britec09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3y9j_ZVia0
Fractal Design Node 304 review by Tek Syndicate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ciqWEr2oQE
Cooler Master Elite 110 review by Tek Syndicate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5O011a2b-I
Buy the components
Case https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eolize-SVD-NC11-4-mini-PC-Gehäuse-System/dp/B005EHRNX6
Mobo & CPU https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-J4105-ITX-2-5GHz-Mini-ITX-Motherboard/dp/B079GHRQD9
Hard drives https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CMH78R5
USB 3.0 adapter https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLOCK-Adaptor-USB-3-0-Pinhead/dp/B0074C6JPC
Boot drive https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-32GB-Cruzer-Flash-Drive/dp/B07MPCJDXS
Case fan https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-P12-Silent-Pressure-optimised-Extra/dp/B07GSTMRFB
PSU fan https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-A4x10-PWM-4-Pin-Premium/dp/B07DXRNYNX
Alternative case https://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-Node-Computer-Case/dp/B009PIEMUC
Another one https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RC-110-KKN2-Midnight-Mini-ITX/dp/B00ID2FBU6
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Music
Falls - Underground Lyfe
Falls - Imagination
King Pong - Game Recognize
Tru Genesis - Burned
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:13 My previous NAS build
01:50 Why I decided to upgrade
03:16 The components for the new NAS build
03:27 Case
04:43 PSU
05:24 Case fan
06:18 Motherboard and CPU
07:13 Hard drives
08:37 RAM
08:53 Accessories, adapters, etc.
10:41 Size comparison
11:26 Build timelapse
14:51 Build impressions, problems, etc.
16:23 Final specs and prices
17:00 Alternative budget builds
18:05 Outro
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