It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DigitalDustOne on 2025-05-04 10:03:14.

Hi everyone, A quick overview before the question comes: I started with a Synology 4-bay NAS, then added an Optiplex with an ARC A310 for transcoding. Soon I'll be running out of space and I want to get out of Synology's ecosystem. The Plex server is already running on the Optiplex so I only need to move the media somewhere else.

I came across Terramaster (D6-320) that I could attach to the Optiplex.

Is it a good idea to run software raid 5 (even 6) on a windows pc with the Terramaster? How high is the CPU load nowadays really running software raid? If the PC crashes for some reason (behind UPS), is the data safe? Is it scalable? I ask because I see different opinions when searching the web.