u/Badasstechiejay

I’m picking up this server and I’m debating converting it from TrueNAS SCALE to Unraid. I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the *Arr ecosystem, Jellyfin/Plex, Docker, etc., but before I start building everything out I’d love some advice from people who have already gone way too far down this rabbit hole.

Hardware:
Intel i7-7700K
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha
64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
Broadcom 9500-8i Tri-Mode HBA (IT mode)
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
TRENDnet 2.5GbE + onboard Intel 1GbE
SilverStone GD07 chassis / 6 hot-swap bays
3x HP 3TB 7200 RPM HDD
3x WD Green 3TB HDD
2x Lenovo ThinkSystem PM983 1.92TB U.2 NVMe
2x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD
4x Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD
2x WD Green 120GB M.2 SATA SSD
Broadcom HBA + additional SATA controller

What I’m trying to accomplish:
I want this to be primarily a very automated media server. Ideally I’m looking at something along the lines of:
Sonarr / Radarr / Prowlarr / Seerr / SABnzbd / qBittorrent / Bazarr / Profilarr / Cleanuparr / Tautulli / etc.
I’m still deciding between Plex and Jellyfin (or just running both). My priority is high-quality 4K content, Dolby Vision/HDR and TrueHD/Dolby Atmos where available.
I’m also interested in the automated/free-content side of the hobby and making acquisition as hands-off as possible. I’m not asking anyone to post piracy links or break subreddit rules — I’m mainly interested in how you guys architect your stack and what applications I’ve overlooked.
I’d especially love to know if there’s a good current Docker Compose/template/project that can deploy most of the stack at once instead of manually installing and configuring 15 containers individually.
The other reason I’m leaning toward Unraid is that I’d like to run a Windows VM on the same box and pass hardware through to it. I occasionally want to play GTA and similar games without maintaining another full desktop. I’m curious how realistic that is with the 7700K/64GB/RTX 4000 while the server is simultaneously handling media duties.

A few things I’d love opinions on:
Unraid vs staying with TrueNAS SCALE for this use case?
Plex vs Jellyfin in 2026, particularly for 4K DV/HDR + Atmos or should should I consider something else since I mainly want a clean ui and mostly use my smart tv or Apple TV and my Mac ?
Best current *Arr stack — including newer projects worth checking out?
Best way to deploy/manage the whole stack without installing everything individually?
How would you divide the HDD/NVMe/SSD storage between array, parity, cache, appdata and downloads?
Is gaming through a Windows VM worthwhile on this hardware?
Can I realistically share the RTX 4000 between Plex/Jellyfin transcoding and the Windows VM, or should I approach GPU allocation differently?
Anything you’d do differently if you were starting from scratch with this hardware?

I’m not trying to build a science project that requires babysitting every weekend. The end goal is basically maximum automation, maximum quality, minimal ongoing maintenance, and preferably spending $0 on additional hardware/software beyond Unraid.
Interested to see how you guys would build it.

Picked this up for $1,600 shipped to use primarily as a TrueNAS/Plex server and general homelab. Curious what you guys think of the price and what you’d upgrade first.
Specs:
SilverStone GD07 chassis w/ rack ears + 6 hot-swap bays
Intel i7-7700K
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha
64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 8GB
Broadcom 9500-8i Tri-Mode HBA in IT mode
EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
2.5GbE NIC
3× HP 3TB 7200RPM HDD
3× WD Green 3TB HDD
2× Lenovo/Samsung PM983 1.92TB U.2 NVMe
2× Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
4× Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
2× WD Green 120GB M.2 SATA boot drives
TrueNAS SCALE already installed/tested
Assorted upgraded low-noise cooling
So roughly 18TB of HDD storage + ~7TB of flash/boot storage, HBA, RTX 4000, hot-swap bays, etc.
I know the 7700K/Z170 platform is ancient, and that’s my biggest concern. My thought was to run it as-is initially and eventually swap the motherboard/CPU/RAM while keeping the chassis, HBA, GPU and storage.
For $1,600 shipped, did I do alright or overpay?
Also curious what you’d upgrade first. I’m thinking larger HDDs → 10GbE → eventually modern Intel CPU/motherboard.
Feel free to roast the purchase if I screwed up. 😂

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Looking for a low latency server for somebody in the US. I’m looking for Dolby 4k HDR and Atmos.lemme know what yall got please.