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Parts Watch

Tracking the recommended dedicated-NAS build. Micro Center prices are live from the Parkville store; the other links open a current search at each retailer. Buy when a part shows its lowest yet or drops below target.

Micro Center — Parkville, MD · updated Sunday, June 14 · 10:33 PM

  1. 01

    Intel Core i5-12400

    CPU · QuickSync transcoding + 6 cores for the container load

    Micro CenterAmazonNeweggPCPartPicker
    — not stocked
  2. 02

    ASUS Prime B760M-A

    Motherboard · microATX, 2.5GbE, 4× SATA

    Micro CenterAmazonNeweggPCPartPicker
    — not stocked
  3. 03

    Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4-3600

    Memory · 2×16GB, headroom for Jellyfin + cache

    Micro CenterAmazonNeweggPCPartPicker
    $259.99 Parkville
  4. 04

    WD Black SN770 1TB

    NVMe · OS, Docker, and all service configs

    Micro CenterAmazonNeweggPCPartPicker
    — not stocked
  5. 05

    WD Red Plus 16TB

    NAS HDD · buy 2 for a mirror (16TB usable, 1-drive fault tolerance)

    Micro CenterAmazonNeweggPCPartPicker
    — not stocked
  6. 06

    Corsair RM650

    PSU · 650W Gold, quiet on a 24/7 box (no GPU draw)

    Micro CenterAmazonNeweggPCPartPicker
    — not stocked
  7. 07

    Fractal Design Node 304

    Case · 6 HDD bays, mini-ITX NAS enclosure

    Micro CenterAmazonNeweggPCPartPicker
    — not stocked