Building a PC to replace a NAS

[kisserik93]

Hi everyone!

Currently, I use a NAS for the following tasks:

• Running a torrent client
• Running a Plex or Emby media server
• Storing photos and videos
• Running Home Assistant

Since Synology is getting expensive, especially with their own HDD/SSD requirements, I'm considering building a small PC that can fulfill all my needs 24/7 with reasonable power consumption.

Since it will run nonstop, please keep power usage in mind when recommending hardware.

There might also be some 4K movie transcoding involved, so please consider that in your suggestions.

Windows will most likely be the operating system.
It would be great if I could upgrade the PC later if the hardware ever turns out to be insufficient.

What do you think—is this a good idea, or should I just stick with a NAS instead?
Thank you very much!