Storage Suggestions

[ZanethMedia]

Hey all!

New to the forums here, very excited to start building my digital movie collection in Jellyfin.

I can't figure out what direction to take regarding storage (even after using Microsoft Copilot and scouting the forums here). I'm thinking that it might be best to get a couple of NVME enclosures and drives for those instead of a full NAS; dollar for dollar, it looks like it costs less for faster storage.

Looking to upgrade my current build to handle running Jellyfin while simultaneously running either light video editing or gaming (which might be silly, please tell me if I'm delusional, but I'm pretty confident it's feasible with this hardware).

Here are the specs for both the current and the potential upgraded builds: 

"Roxanne" (Current 4/2025)
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZBR8mC

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Mushkin Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM750 (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack


"Roxanne" (Potential Upgrades for Jellyfin)
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xyN7db

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
Storage: Mushkin Helix-L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (Jellyfin Client Drive)
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM750 (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-212DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (from MakeMKV)
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack

[TheDreadPirate]

As long as your video editing doesn't need the extra RAM, 32GB should be enough for gaming and Jellyfin.

As for storage, the Fractal Define 7 can be packed with hard drives. I wouldn't bother with an external enclosure or a NAS. You would use a NAS if you have more than one server that all need access to the same storage pool.

Hard drives are still cheaper per GB and are more than fast enough for media storage for Jellyfin.