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Over Synology, and looking to build my first home lab. Could use some advice on parts... (pcpartpicker.com)

submitted 1 year ago by themadcodger@kbin.earth to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I currently have a Synology 220+ and a couple of VPS's, and I'm looking to consolidate, while getting out of Synology's walled garden. I've already got a couple of 3.5's in the Synology, and 4 2.5's lying around and I'm planning on running a number of docker containers and a couple of vms.

That said, I've never built anything before, and basically just went to PCPartPicker, started with the case, and checked 5-stars on each component and went from there. So... how absurd is my build?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$135.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L Core ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler	$90.71 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$165.99 @ B&H
Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$26.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $179.00
Storage	Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $179.00
Storage	Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive	$159.99 @ Adorama
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case	$173.89 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Corsair
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total	$1200.56
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-05-23 19:32 EDT-0400

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[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I don't have a ton of experience with other cases but I have been blown away by the quality and customizability of the Define 6. It's super solid with good hardware and the ability to convert it around to different formats. You will need to purchase extra drive caddies as mine only came with 4 I think but I've bought extras over the years to the point that I have an extra set that I didn't realize I had. The whole front is drive space from floor to ceiling and It has two mounts in the back for 2.5" drives along with two in the front that can be used to mount a GPU vertically or for two additional 2.5" drives. You will need to buy two extra 2.5 mounts to use all four spots though. Apart from that it's silent like I mentioned with foam in the top panel to deaden noise. It also has removable screens in the base and front for the air intake to make it easy to clean the dust out. Both side panels are removable with lots of cable management built in and a built-in fan hub.

I'm not super familiar with the 7th gen Define and it's XL counterpart so you may do some research to ensure it has the same capacity if these are all you can find now. The Define 6 is only slightly larger than my old Antec midtower case.