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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/Shadow362 on 2023-08-14 22:27:00+00:00.
With the hardware currently at my disposal, what is the most efficient and cost effective way to upgrade.
My current pc was built in 2018 and is starting to show its age. Ideally, I would like to build a new gaming pc and keep/repurpose my current pc as a full-time server pc. Doubling my current storage also seems like the next logical step but isn't 100% needed at this point. I don't have a strict budget in mind but would like to keep the storage and pc upgrades around the $2,000 mark.
My current pc specs:
Phanteks P400s
Ryzen 7 1700x
32gb DDR4 @ 3200mhz
GTX 1070ti
EVGA 750w
500gb sata ssd boot drive, 1tb WD blue, 2tb WD Green, 8tb WD Green. The 1 and 2 tb drives should be retired soon and currently only store steam games.
I am also running a 4-bay Synology DS920+ with 42tb usable storage (4x16tb) in raid 5. There is currently 12tb of free space remaining.
I run a plex server off of my pc. I had contemplated running it off of my nas but would prefer to keep running on a pc with better specs than the nas for the purpose of hardware transcoding.
I have three used 8tb drives and two lightly used 12tb drives. One of the 8tb drives has a partial backup of my plex server. I lack a proper backup. Other than that one 8tb drive, the other drives are completely unused.
I am open to any suggestions as to how to upgrade or what I should be upgrading first. And yes I know I need a proper backup. That should probably be the first thing I address.