Home server shopping list
Hi all,
I'm putting together a home server that will run all of the following:
- NAS file share
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Immich
- 3 pi-hole instances
- Various small custom projects/programs, most of them just collect data from my smart home stuff and expose it as prom metrics
I've been running most of this stuff on a collection of raspberry pis and want to consolidate to a single x86 based linux system
The shopping list:
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X $(250)
Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice ($150)
G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit ($100)
2x Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD 4TB ($199) - For NAS volume
seasonic core gx-850-850 ($100)
10Gtek 10Gb PCI-E NIC Network Card, Dual SFP+ Port, Intel X710-BM ($100)
I have an older/smaller nvme drive for the OS install
For around $900 is there a better value I should consider for a PC that will be running 24/7/365 in a home environment? Or any alternative options that come to mind?
I live in USA and cost per KWh ranges from about 8-16 cents (tiered), we usually don't use much power and stay in lower tier < 10 cents per KWh
Thanks for reading
Posted Oct 7, 2025, 11:56 AM UTC