I Built A $100 Storage Server! (2024)

Welcome to my latest video featuring a storage server I built for the low price of $100.
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[@rickythetube]

the problem is not nas, the problem is the price of hard disks

[@jstan5802]

Exactly, often times the hard disks is many times the cost of the NAS

[@YoutubeHandlesSuckBalls]

That's why I went through the stack of old drives I had sitting around, eliminating the ones that showed themselves to cause errors under ZFS. I plan in the future to replace them one by one with NVME drives when they get cheap enough, or I get a deal of some sort. I managed to cobble together 11TB (6TB mirror, 5TB Z1) of reliable storage that saturates a 2.5GB NIC.

[@thecaptainseye]

Tbh I can easily find at least 2 used 2TB HDDs for $50

[@YoutubeHandlesSuckBalls]

@@thecaptainseye Sometimes, used aren't even worth that.

[@MSM5500]

_"the problem is not nas"_ the problem is how much current it draws from a power grid cause basically it is what defines the final bill as a server stays online 24/7/360. So it's quite silly to use regular desktop hardware for home NAS. I built my NAS upon ODROID HC4 SOC with 2 native PCIe SATA onboard and 2x1TB HDDs I pulled out of CATV set top boxes found in a rubbish bin. So the file transfer speed is 70MBytes /s via WiFi and I'm very happy with it. The NAS draws 700mA max. at 15VDC when transferring files what is 10.5W. So 10.5W x 24 x 360 = 90.7 kW/h per anum. The average electricity rate across the country is 30c per kW/h 90.7 x 0.3 = $27.12 is the operating cost of my NAS per year. The coffin like on the video normally takes ~40W so it's going to be 4 times more expensive than mine one.

[@arizonawatermelon123]

11:40 Attention new NAS builders: don’t just hit ENTER, hit SPACEBAR to select the drive then hit ENTER. Went through that for like 20mins on my first build wondering why it wouldn’t select 😂

[@MaverickBlue42]

You might have wanted to mention that if you're running the system without a keyboard and monitor, you want to double check the bios settings to confirm it's not set to throw an error and halt if it doesn't detect any peripherals connected. Most PC's by default will stop at the bios screen with an error until you change that setting.

[@kwanchan6745]

that used to be the case with older machines...but these days I find machines might just report no keyboard but contine to boot anyway that is my experience with well designed HP kit, like 260 G1/800 G1

[@psychadeliq]

Other than probably opting for a less proprietary system (Prodesk 400 G2 MT has standard ATX PSU connector and standard mATX mounting so you can later transfer the motherboard to a bigger case that holds more storage), this is an enjoyable build.

[@blakecasimir]

Indeed, unless you have to go for an SFF build, the Prodesk towers are preferable for this use case.

[@Jack_to_Japan]

when he zip tied them down, I knew this was a true master builder. Awesome budget build my friend!

[@masterbond9]

i just placed an order for 2 lenovo thinkcenter M715s on ebay earlier today. both should have an AMD A6-8570 CPUs and 8 GB ram without any hard drives or OS, but for under $50 each, i figured id buy 2. ive always wanted my own media server, and i want to get back into DJing, but in virtual reality, and that doesnt actually need a lot of power, but i want it to be its own dedicated system. Also, the one driving force that really made me decide to buy it though was the fact that the dual core, 2 thread A6 8570 uses the AM4 socket platform, so in theory, as long as theres bios support, i have quite the upgrade path, and the manual says it supports up to 64 gb of ddr4 ram. the only real issue is internal space for storage drives, but i can rig up some sort of janky jbod for it on the outside

[@PopoRamos]

Using this guide I was able to build my first server! It came with an intel i5 7th gen, I upgraded the ram to 32gb, and for storage I populated it with 2 14tb nas drives, a 2tb mvme on the mother board and a 256gb ssd for the operating system. I had a 10gb network card that also hosts 2 extra nvme drives populated with 2 4tb. I had to buy a pcie extension cable to make it work as its not low profile but happy its working flawlessly with the card located outside of the machine. I'll have to figure out some sort of enclosure to better protect the card but I can now edit video straight from this nas with a direct connection to my Mac Studio, and the 1gb port is connected to my router for the rest of my network.

[@k.b.tidwell]

That's awesome! I love resurrecting old tech because it's still useful. In my opinion it's a wise thing to do both for our personal economy and the environment. Plus I like it when a plan comes together.

[@SupraManG]

This is a well done and highly informative video. I was thinking of buying a NAS but the prices scare the hell out of me. This is a great alternative where one could look for yard sales and other places for computers that are for a cheap sale. You've definitely given me something to consider, bro. Thank you much👍🏾

[@darthbubba866]

Thanks for the TrueNAS mini-tutorial!

[@OzTalksHW]

Legendary video, gonna be referencing this in the future :D

[@pascalabessolo5350]

I knew your were be all over this...;-)

[@nadtz]

While I'm way past the budget NAS thing this was still a solid video. My one recommendation would be to throw in a little more for a spare drive, I'd rather have a spare drive on hand in case a drive dies instead of having to rush to get one.

[@animalyze7120]

been doing similar way for years with no issues. I do recommend an old 200's era full tower if you want to maximize storage, plus if you are Tech like me you'll have a few hundred old 1-3 TB spinner drives laying around. Technically you'd want the Red series drives by WD or Seagate as they are designed for NAS use, but really anything will work for a small home design. Great video here.

[@SenileOtaku]

My primary machine uses an old IBM x3200 server case, which has 4 HDD bays (front loading) and two optical drive bays. The original board started failing on the memory, and it steadfastly refused to accept memory upgrades the machine was supposed to support. So I used it for my AMD Ryzen system. Only problem with it is the P.o.S. MSI motherboard. I have a second machine that uses the same case (Lenovo TS200) that I use for server test installs. I might use that one for running a test install of TrueNAS.

[@TheTalonts]

Drive mounting - high density packing foam is your friend. It can be cut with a bread knife into odd shapes or just simple strips. I usually cut a block to overfill the drive area in the case a little, then carve out a hole a little smaller than the drive so it is a press fit in the block (and the case), then cut panels out of the block to increase airflow over the drive. I've done this for TONS of these older OEMs and never had a problem with drive slippage.

[@khyron6]

To hold the drives use the all mighty Zip Ties. ;)

[@haydenc2742]

true masters use double sided tape or zipties ;)

[@SenileOtaku]

My trick for adding SSD drives when there isn't a mounting option is velcro.

[@queenbeeautumn]

My top tip for janky hdd mounting is to use thick elastic bands (the kind the postman uses) and wrap those around the drive, then zip tie to the case over those, adds a tiny bit of noise and vibration isolation

[@Mr3ppozz]

I've done this since 1995 xD the rubberbands are easily available from your mailman xD and it was a perfect vibration dampener for those old 5400 ide drives xD

[@СергейСуренщиков]

Thanks for the detailed video! I was just looking for someone who made such a budget home server!

[@stevenvaughn7460]

From someone who is a complete novice this was an amazing video. Keep up the good work you got a new follower

[@davidlp6510]

That gave me a ton of ideas. I will definitely get me a server following your footsteps. Awesome video

[@shalancomputer]

thank you for simple explanation. easy for beginner to understand. Good luck

[@mixmax6027]

I used to do this. Still have my htpc. I got the synology ds220+ . I think I paid 250. Could build my own, but meh. I need something that my wife will be able to figure out.

[@blakecasimir]

Have both. I use a self build for a regular media and docs storage server using only flash. But also a couple of Synology boxes as mirrored backups. The latter need to just do their job with little fuss, but the former I don't mind tinkering with.

[@notyourbusiness1352]

Very informative!! Thank you so much. This is my first time learning about server building aside from PCs. You're awesome!

[@jackymok4848]

Lots of people saying SMART data can be faked, and I can't blame them for that. It's also one of the primary reasons as to why I personally never buy second hand drives, but for this purpose, he has it set up in RAID 1 which is pretty "smart" if I don't say so myself (this is where you laugh or point and laugh at me) Honestly for a $100? This would be a really good application for saving your Shadowplay footage or as mentioned in the video, using Plex. I personally have a 2-bay NAS with two 8TB drives in RAID 1, but I'm looking to use 3 or more drives to shove into an older machine. Great video and thanks for the motivation

[@HixxyDubz]

Amazing video, im new to all of this so this is a perfect start for me to dip in and get my feet wet, i cant wait to start buying the parts and set up my very own storage system!

[@hafiz_mbs]

4 days ago I bought the same machine for the same purpose. But it was i5 7500 and ram was only 4GB. I bought the machine for £27 + £10 shipping.

[@BigDrewski1000]

I think something like this is good for someone to learn how to setup and operate a NAS. Wouldn't put anything important on it mind you, as used drives can be rather sketchy, but still a pretty decent setup to learn on and play around with.

[@willemsmith6851]

With one more disk TrueNas has got you covered in case of disk-failure.

[@SenileOtaku]

You use this as a starter system, and build up as you get the budget & hardware.

[@BigDrewski1000]

@@SenileOtaku Exactly 🙂

[@andrewmutavi590]

Back to my price bracket😍😍😍😍,love it

[@noth606]

I think something like this is in every way better than a NAS appliance, but it has the potential to be a lot more slightly modifying the template. I have a NAS/randomstuff computer that is a Dell Precision 5810, upgraded to have a 14 core Xeon, 96Gb RAM, 6x gigabit NIC, soon Wifi as well as NVMe via a PCIe adapter. In other words it's the functional equivalent of a corporate network in one box. Sata drives for bulk storage of course, enough RAM and CPU to run a bunch of VM's for whatever I want to populate my network with as well as NIC's for separate VLAN's so I can isolate things from eachother however and whenever I want. Not saying everyone should do what I did -- my point is that grabbing an older PC and some parts can get you a NAS plus almost every other thing you can think of wanting on your network. You can spin up a VM to do nothing except serve up random witty oneliners within HTML tags when someone connects to port 777 on it - if that's your jam. The sky isn't the limit - you are ;-).

[@vinsan98]

3:07😂😂 I thought I was the only one who does this, I do it with my HP compaq home server too😂😂

[@rileyhance318]

I would keep in mind the power efficiency of the motherboard and cpu and implementing tiered caching with spin down enabled on hard disks. the electricity cost of a 24/7 365 server adds up.

[@posi_de]

Totally agree - if running 24/7 it might be worth to spend more money on an efficient build to save long-term.

[@CsaladRakoczi]

Yup, there is a 3th Sata , just add an SSD for the OS , use NVME to cache and spin down HDDs. Idle power consumption is around 20 watts, and fast as a gazelle.

[@SenileOtaku]

But it was meant to be a $100 server. Tossing out comments like "oh, you should be using all these whiz-bang features instead" drives the price up very quickly. Sometimes you have an extremely limited budget to do the build, and putting up with a few pennies more per month on electricity is a very acceptable trade-off.

[@rileyhance318]

@@SenileOtaku how much does turning on a setting that spins your drives down after inactivity cost?

[@jezngalab99]

bro you are still here to make videos, very nice. ive built my own pc 4 years ago coz ive watched your how to build a pc video. thank you man ❤

[@davidbeare730]

Very informative! Subject material well chosen.

[@PoeLemic]

Great project. I enjoyed watching. I can't believe that you put it together for that little money. GOOD JOB.

[@stufflike5844]

Personally I would look into power consumption first since that thing will be running 24/7

[@hausmeisterbanane]

Would love to know what this system pulls on average

[@Hairybassman]

Maybe best to use an old laptop, or better an old tablet.

[@derekelpro7180]

But how can it work on a tablet?​@@Hairybassman

[@CsaladRakoczi]

Idle 20watt

[@Handlebarrz]

@@derekelpro7180 tablet media server

[@saultube44]

You should try big discounted new refurbished HDDs, sometimes you get lucky and get new non-furbished

[@roger.monitor]

I made one from an old broken laptop, the screen was gone. HP Pavilion media one with place for two HD´s of 1TB and booting OMV from a USB. Works well and dose not use a lot, I did the same on a old Dell computer with 4 HD´s and a small HD for booting. Power is a lot more but gives more choices of how you want your HD´s been used.

[@angrydove4067]

Nice project but I'd go with 2.5 Gb/s as I am spoiled with it already. Good video, I may make something like that to play around with, I have a real NAS already but that could be fun.

[@ewasteredux]

I did nearly exactly the same thing as you. I had an ewaste dell optiplex with an i5 and installed TrueNAS scale. It works ok-ish but it is fairly slow. I suspect the specs on the unit I used were worse than what you used which is likely why it is much slower. But it does work so I shouldn't complain about a free NAS system.

[@jpyper]

What is that case at the very beginning of the video? It looks like one of the Fractal Define cases, but not 100% sure. I need to get my hands on something like that. Don't wanna pay the external multi HDD enclosure or pre-built NAS box tax.

[@willemsmith6851]

Very good video. The only thing that would be better is another harddisk so that you can run TrueNas with RaidZ1 but there isn't room for one more drive and the number of sata-ports is limited to 3. For this reason I chose a Fujitsu Celcius W530 chassis that does't have these limitations an is about the same price. Oh, and added another 16 GB of Ram 😉

[@jasimmuamra1578]

Amazing well done man

[@Computeraidedautomation]

Amazing work! Building a storage server at such a low cost is very impressive. This is perfect for beginners like me who want to learn more about servers

[@edward-jk4ol]

I’m just now getting into a home server. I do have laying around a bunch of 1tb 3.5” hdd’s. But I can’t seem to remember if my sas abdapter is if it’s to mini sas or just regular Sata. But I plan on building them into a file server and converting them into one drive. I belive I have 8tb’s in 1tb drives all together. So I’m just going to get a 12tb hdd drive to have as a back up.

[@fluxcribe]

I guess I found the build I needed for my personal cloud!

[@matthewday7565]

Was wondering if you could have stolen some space on the HDD for swap instead of using the SSD - though I guess 44% health means just over half the write endurance used, in a position where it probably gets less action than usual

[@andyr6913]

Great video for anyone on a budget to get to know how to build your own server. However, the fact you are on a budget, you need to consider the power running costs, especially with energy costs these days. If you intend to have it plugged in and running 24/7/365 then you're going to be using a lot more electricity than a dedicated modern unit. It may cost a few £'s more but get the most energy efficient (less wattage) that you can and think about what you actually want from it. Mini pc's , raspberry pi's can do the same job in most cases, if set up correctly. Spending wisely and efficiently is the key to a budget server which includes the ongoing costs.

[@SenileOtaku]

It was a **BUDGET** build, don't you people get that? If you don't have the extra cash, dealing with a few pennies more a month on the electric bill spreads the expense over a longer time.

[@fukov3400]

That’s pretty much where I’m at price wise for my current budget NAS, minus a bit of storage. HP prodesk g2 mini pc with i3-6100t and 8gb of ram - $28 256gb 2230 NVMe drive - $10 1TB SATA SSD - $30 4TB WD blue CMR drive and external enclosure - $65 Total cost - $133 Everything except the hard drive was off eBay or Facebook marketplace

[@TheSkinnyVlog]

I have the same base setup HP 800G3 i7 6700, 32GB ram,nvme for truenas and 8tb (for now one in near future will be second one). Itd a great machine. The only upgrade I’m planning is switch to 800 G5 (more max ram and i9 9900 support) It’l handle all i need. Current setup is not so good for VM’s.

[@asusame50]

Great video, very informative!

[@dema669]

Please do a 200-250$ bugget and do a quicksetup of truenas like setting up a mc server and a cloud server

[@eestkostjaeestkostja7713]

Where did you get ur main pc wallpaper? Sheer please 😢

[@bitemykrank1970]

The MOST expensive part of ANY NAS build is the storage drives. If your building a simple stick in the ccrner and forget it type file server, then almost anything will work. I have a NAS I put together from bits I literally took out of the garbage bin. It's a x486 board, 32MB RAM, 64MB Video and not much else. I run a 32bit version of NAS software on it, on a 40 year old 6Gb IDE laptop drive I had laying around. I bought 10 x 500Gb used platter HDD's from ebay for $7AUD and a 650w ATX power supply for $20AUD more. I made a box and set of rails from 3mm plywood to hold the drives, mainboard and PSU. It cost a total of $40AUD all up to build and I have almost 5TB storage in one case. It works just as good as my primary server with it's dual quad core Xeons, 256GB RAM and 50TB of drive space, but cost a LOT less than the $1200+AUD I paid for that server.

[@brettsmith7245]

Love it, I might put a bit more into it but this is great for a guide .

[@bisoh84]

Lovely tutorial. After buying a Synology NAS, I would rather go down this road. The CPU is very weak it takes ages to do anything. Quick question, what is the power draw when idle for this server?

[@dtesta]

A NAS should have drive bays! Anything else is just stupid. Just buy a cheap tower with lots of 5.25" slots and insert bays. The pick a cheap motherboard with lots of SATA ports. I have one myself with 9 bays. Cheap as chips.

[@jabbathegoole]

Is it 100$ cheap as chips?

[@dtesta]

@@jabbathegoole What are you talking about? It's maximum 20 USD per bay. Did you go looking for the absolute most expensive one you could find??

[@jabbathegoole]

@@dtesta no it was a legitimate question why do you think I'm on this video I'm broke

[@dtesta]

@@jabbathegoole Well, then just use something like a crappy computer and USB to SATA adapters for a NAS. That's what I started with. USB to SATA is like 3 USD.

[@JimfromIndy]

The issue with all those really old systems is power consumption. What were your power consumption figures?

[@doctasolo7568]

I am new to servers and NAS systems so I have a couple questions. Can you access it from anywhere even if you aren't connected to the same internet as the server? Is it loud at all? (I know that depends on the build you do but for this specific build is it loud or no not really?)

[@mrmotofy]

Well it depends on what you mean by access. But install Zeroteir on it as well as a laptop/phone and it's super easy access from anywhere like you're home...just slower depending on your internet speeds

[@doctasolo7568]

@@mrmotofy I'm talking about whether I use it anywhere even if I am not on the same internet as the server? Can I use it if I am in a different state?

[@mrmotofy]

@@doctasolo7568 Yes it gives access virtually anywhere from any network. That's one of the huge advantages of it.

[@paulstubbs7678]

A nice server to start with, my usual requirement for domestic use is low power, as this type of kit usually ends up turned on 24/7, so a Raspberry Pi, or Intel N100 based box.

[@DanielSquidington]

I have an old HP system that has a built in SAS controller...

[@EdnovStormbrewer]

Going by the life expectancy by the SMART data does not always mean the SSD will fail exactly at the time. That should not be taken at face value especially when it was bought 2nd hand.

[@ssteele1812]

Does the performance gain from doubling the RAM justify not spending the extra $10 to get a new ssd?

[@TribbleBot]

The more TrueNAS can cache in RAM the less it has to write to the SSD.

[@ssteele1812]

@@TribbleBot That makes sense. Thank you for the reply. My computer skills are more "mechanic" than "IT". Lol

[@fenixspider5776]

it always a good idea to throw in a cheap nvidia gpu which supports nvenc so you can handbrake your video files and save storage using a automated script

[@Bouipi]

for future upgrade on the same case, add a icy dock ?

[@ktomcruz]

How well does this perform when using Plex? And how is the power consumption?

[@michaelarreola4201]

I've found that those hard drive mounts are a pain to work with even with ssd drives. As long as you don't turn it on its side like a tower, you'll be fine.

[@SenileOtaku]

Velcro works great as a SSD drive mount system.

[@gerydblackmore5484]

hp love their torx heads bits

[@Cynyr]

I'd rather have tiny Torx, than Philips. Way less likely to strip.

[@Cynyr]

I'd rather have tiny Torx, than Philips. Way less likely to strip.

[@2bitninja280]

Nice job, I don't agree with setting the IP address at the router/switch. It is better to set it at the server.

[@ee123h9]

Can this set as RAID with automatic backup between both HDD? Sorry to ask the damn Q, I'm not familiar to these tech 😂

[@pallasplaysyt]

Great question. Everyone has to start somewhere. He did use RAID in the video. The server he set up is using TrueNAS, which under the hood uses RAID-Z, a type of RAID. When you set up RAID-Z, if one of your hard drives fails, your data is still safe because it's spread out (or 'redundant') across the other drives. It's like having an automatic backup system that keeps everything running smoothly even if something goes wrong with one of your hard drives. So yes, with TrueNAS and RAID-Z, your data will be automatically backed up between the drives. RAID-Z can be set up with 1, 2, or 3 redundant drives, also called parity drives, but since he only had 2 drives, he set them up so that he only had 1 parity (redundant) drive.

[@ee123h9]

​@@pallasplaysyt wow, thank you

[@pallasplaysyt]

@@ee123h9 You're welcome. I'm glad I could help

[@tendosingh5682]

I can use a sbc with a network port and usb and connect a usb flash drive and call it a $50 nas.

[@2298839082508923859]

7:10 - You can't really 100% trust SMART data, because there's programs that able to edit them nowadays. 💀 In my country, market is flooded with cheap heavily used HDD from chinese servers, that are all being sold as "100% health", and sometimes even relabeled to different brand, so they would appear less "dodgy". They even seal them in antistatic bag, so they appear as new surplus... For some people they works good, some got broken ones... Basically it's kinda like a lottery, so be aware about it when you looking for HDD.

[@RETROMachines]

Sweet tutorial. Thanks

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

4 GB ram and 16GB swap. What does truenas do to need 20GB!? On systems like that I usually set them up without swap. 4GB is more then enough for any reasonable pure NAS setup. Do they intentionally shred SSD system drives with the swap or what is the purpose?

[@grolila5670]

bro casually played "A BOY IS A GUN" and thought we wouldnt notice

[@axelareight1595]

How much electricity does it consume? Thanks

[@MatthewTuason]

How's your power/watt usage?

[@DiyEcoProjects]

12:36 Hi there, Newbie question please. If i got my old laptop running on TrueNas, (internal ssd, and 2x m.2's) Does that mean i can share the wedding photos folder online with Clients? Like give them a password to see thier wedding photos ... and they can access my computer anywhere?

[@nameinvalid69]

goat damn used pc are so cheap at the west huh... meanwhile over here people still prices their similar spec at $250++

[@kwanchan6745]

I built a completely silent sff NAS, offering 2TB storage, for $100

[@johnnycaps1]

Great foreshadowing of what people might want to do with their "old" PC's when Microsoft ends their support for Windows 10, in October 2025. Microsoft Win 10 which already is a bit of a security sieve (ask Delta Airlines) will become an "open house" when security updates end. Set up your NAS (great introduction in this video), switch to Linux - or throw the "old" computer out (first Remove any working hard drives).

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

I am trying to build something like this on a old diy pc cool I now I can get truenas on that pc.

[@CaptainBeardsome]

i have my old gaming computer with an i7 3770K. is that powerful enough for something like this? im looking to do a NAS, but also smart home hosting and an NVR for POE security cameras at some point.

[@k.b.tidwell]

Considering a LOT of commercial NAS setups use Celerons, you're gold with that.

[@schnitzelsamy]

Cool

[@pallasplaysyt]

What case was that in the beginning of the video? It looked like it could hold at least 9 hard drives.

[@pallasplaysyt]

Update: I found another video that was using the case in their build. It's the Fractal Design Define R5.

[@crissnickers_frog6689]

nice and it works

[@SaintsPurgatory]

You did not put links to TruNas videos like you said you would.

[@andrewryan7557]

the incorrect sata cable without a right angle can cause the drive connector to be ripped off when opening the drive cage.

[@Stigm410]

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface not BIOS

[@reimon5410]

🤓

[@JustinGeekNerd]

sweet!

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

i like it

[@randomposterguy7097]

Love it except for the shitty power supply being a deal breaker

[@zer0coolninja887]

New sub. Im very interested and have a 200$ budget 🤔

[@HealNone]

For the algorithm!

[@gruust1]

NAS without ECC RAM is nonsense. ZFS+ECC minimum if you care about not losing data.

[@imppaco]

Great for tinkering/learning. But if you want to make a real one, plan on spending money.

[@EastAngliaUK]

looks easy to set up

[@nid274]

Always mirror boot drives, always raid z data drives...unless the data is discard able

[@centro8894]

i wouldn't trust to put any data on those drives

[@PayMeInPancakes]

That's why you set up a raid

[@SusanaSmith-e6g]

Walker Kenneth Thomas Brian Taylor Jose

[@brian3075]

Those aren't nasa drives though...

[@BrianThomas]

That 3:09 sounds like a dubstep song i know.

[@Adam130694]

112-114MiB/s is MAX for 1Gbit/s

[@johnqsak]

But they are using Windows, so they do not use MiB/s, using MB/s but 125 MB/s is max for 1 Gbps speeds. 114 MiB/s is 119 MB/s . I get normally 122-123 MB/s on my 1 Gbps connection

[@Adam130694]

@@johnqsak They literally using MiB + 1Gbit = 114MiB since overhead exist... end of discussion.

[@johnqsak]

@@Adam130694 lmao WHO IS THEY??? I guess since the screen shows MB/s in the transfer Window at 13:06 is in Windows 10? END OF DISCUSSION!!! . LMAO that's not how discussions work lil dude.