Homelab Planner
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ASUS NUC — Intel N305 (8-core)
A silent, always-on mini-PC covers this at ~26W — about $3.37/mo to run.
RAM
16GB
CPU
8c / 8t
Idle
~26W
Monthly
$3.37
Storage
16TB
Layout
RAID5 / Z1
Estimated build cost
$1,384
$584 over budget
Budget: $800
Parts list
ASUS NUC — Intel N305 (8-core)
32GB DDR5 · 1TB NVMe · 2.5GbE
$339
More cores for VMs while staying near-silent.
Check priceCyberPower 1500VA UPS
Line-interactive · USB monitoring
$199
Clean shutdowns protect your array.
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