I'm trying to buy a storage server. I have a lot of data collected over the years and have been using USB drives and a Synology NAS for storage and backup. The primary use will be storage/backup (likely TrueNAS), but it will also be used as a media server (movies, TV, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, etc.). And I've recently started getting into self-hosting, so I'm thinking about loading it with Proxmox and running TrueNAS on top of that, for limited other uses.

There are some Supermicros I've found in my price range and seem to have what I need. But I'm having trouble finding good information about how to go forward. For example, I'd need some sort of graphics capability and I have my doubts that I could fit a full-size graphics card into most storage serves. And how do I gauge what I'd really need in the way of processors; Xeons are a different from what I'm used to. And what about keeping the power costs within reason? [sigh] I wish there was a pcpartpicker site for servers. I've done a ton of research, but I'm bad about missing what others find obvious. And most of what I do find is either way below what I need (say, a 2-drive NAS) or way above (enterprise). Are there any resources, sites, whatever that would help? Thanks.