feat(video): I turned a gaming case into a living room NAS

Author: timothystewart6

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+layout: post
+title: "I turned a gaming case into a living room NAS"
+date: 2024-09-28 08:00:00 -0500
+categories: homelab
+tags: proxmox homelab
+image:
+ path: /assets/img/headers/living-room-nas-hero.webp
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+---
+
+This case was meant for gaming but I decided to do a little tinkering to see if I could truly turn this build into a NAS for a good-looking home server in your living room.
+
+{% include embed/youtube.html id='BIVh4xk4eC8' %}
+📺 [Watch Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIVh4xk4eC8)
+
+## Info
+
+I originally built [a standalone media server on Windows that focused on low energy use](/posts/plex-build-low-power-server), but decided to take it one step further.
+
+📦 Products in video (affiliate links):
+
+- Fractal Design Terra Case: <https://amzn.to/3MLBXCD>
+- Intel Corei3 14100 CPU: <https://amzn.to/3Zmaq2k>
+- ASUS ROG Strix B760-I Motherboard: <https://amzn.to/3XvqkVH>
+- Corsair DDR5 RAM 64GB: <https://amzn.to/3zbZD06>
+- Noctua Low- Profile CPU Cooler: <https://amzn.to/3XpAirv>
+- Corsair SF750 SFF Power Supply: <https://amzn.to/3ZsZ1xS>
+- Seagate Exos X18 18TB Hard Drive: <https://amzn.to/4gsQReF>
+- Noctua NF-A8 PWM Fan - <https://amzn.to/4d3t42h>
+- Hard Drive Rubber Stands - <https://amzn.to/4gueXWs>
+- Kill A Watt Electricity Monitor - <https://amzn.to/3zpAVt5>
+- Mini monitor everyone keeps asking about - <https://amzn.to/4deDP1E>
+
+Check out the whole kit here: <https://kit.co/TechnoTim/low-power-media-server>
+
+## Join the conversation
+
+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This week I tinkered some more and I converted a gaming case into a server quiet and good looking enough for your living room.<a href="https://t.co/jbbjpzPH4W">https://t.co/jbbjpzPH4W</a></p>&mdash; Techno Tim (@TechnoTimLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/TechnoTimLive/status/1841881516839772189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
+## Links
+
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+
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+
+🚀 Don't forget to check out the [🚀Launchpad repo](https://l.technotim.live/quick-start) with all of the quick start source files
+
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