BUILD First FreeNAS build for PLEX/FileShare....Suggestions?

[sreeram5mvn]

Folks,

I am a newbie to this forum and this will be my first FreeNAS build that I am planning to put together

This is the build i have put together using pc part picker

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WBs8pg

I am just trying to achieve the recommended minimum hardware requirements suggested by the FreeNAS community.

I will be mainly using this system for Home Media Server like PLEX with 1080p transcoding at least 2 simultaneous streams OR one stream of 2160p(4k) with transcoding.

Other Uses will be file sharing and 3 pc backups and probably web hosting(tentative on this)

Please pour your experience/suggestions on me, I am ready to order the parts and will do it this weekend and then by christmas I should have the box up and running (just a gift to myself and my family :D)

Note: right now it will be a 4 TB box but I will be adding more when i got the funds

 

[flyinfitz1]

Have you looked at the Lenovo TS140? I have one and run pretty much what your talking about above without a hitch. I think I spent about the same amount but with 4x3TB WDRed drives.