Setting up my first homelab/Server!
Hey everyone! Ive been looking to set up some self storage /mediasever/pihole and gave it a shot with my old 2011 macbook pro. It's running fine but hot so im planning on getting a minipc instead.
I got my hands on a cenmate 6bay for 100$ and have two pcs that im choosing between.
The first is the thinkcentre m710q i5 7400t and 8 gigs of ram. this is on auction so i guess i could get one for 120-130$.
The other is the thinkcentre m720q i5 8400t for and 8 gigs. 170ish$
is the m720q worth the extra bucks even if i would land the m710q below 130?
Im also wondering about drives. My plan is to have 3x 6 or 8tb drives in software RAID config. Does it have to be nas drives or since they wont be reading writing constantly, could i get away with desktop drives?
Ive read that i want CMR drives but its a jungle to choose between all the surveillance or nas or desktop and everything in between. All help is appreciated
Located in sweden btw.