Huge thanks to Micro Center for making this possible! New Customers Exclusive – Get $25 off your purchase of any AMD and Intel Processor (limit one per customer): https://micro.center/69fd8f Submit your build to the Micro Center Build Showcase: https://micro.center/b7a993 Check out Micro Center’s Custom PC Builder: https://micro.center/031c20 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com/ 2nd Channel: null #Sponsored #Homelab #100DaysofHomelab Mentioned in this video: - Level1Techs (thanks Wendell!): null - ServeTheHome (thanks Patrick!): null - Supermicro IPMI and BIOS updates with FreeDOS: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/resetting-ipmi-and-upgrading-bios-on-supermicro-motherboard-under-freebsd-or-not - Making quiet Noctua fans work with a Supermicro motherboard: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/making-noctua-fans-work-quietly-supermicro-motherboard - MyElectronics 2U Mini ITX enclosure: https://www.myelectronics.nl/us/19-inch-2u-mini-itx-case-short-depth.html - Noctua NF-A8 PWM 80mm fan: https://amzn.to/3OmfRFo - Noctua NV-A6x25 PWM 60mm fan: https://amzn.to/3zj356b - Samsung QVO 8TB SATA SSD: https://amzn.to/3AXvJLs - CableCreation Blue thin SATA cables: https://amzn.to/3csaneJ - CableCreation Blue HD Mini SAS to SATA cable: https://amzn.to/3RL9pKU - Kioxia (Supermicro-labeled) XG6 SSD: https://www.microcenter.com/product/635339/supermicro-xg6-kxg60znv1t02-1tb-ssd-3d-tlc-nand-m2-2280-pcie-nvme-30-x4-internal-solid-state-drive - Didion-Orf Recycling Inc (where I got the ECC RAM): https://www.didionorfrecycling.com/it-assets - TrueNAS Core: https://www.truenas.com/truenas-core/ Contents: 00:00 - 2.5 is not enough 00:56 - Fast on a budget! 01:30 - They made this possible 02:11 - 80s MUSIC MONTAGE 03:59 - 2U for Mini ITX 04:50 - NVMe: too new? 05:25 - Ask the Expert: NAS Edition 07:34 - TrueNAS Setup 08:36 - Can't get 10 gigs!? 10:39 - Snapshots aren't backups 11:31 - Energy use, fans, IPMI, and BIOS