Today I wanted to show off a cheap $200 NAS/server I put together. I think for starting out with budget storage, you don't need to spend crazy amounts of money, and can actually put something together for reasonably cheap.

Some of the following product links are affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Build your own $200 NAS (affiliate)
6tb EXOS Drives https://ebay.us/5yOq6s
LSI HBA https://ebay.us/AiqHrC
Dell Optiplex https://ebay.us/X3CoVJ
Xeon E31226 V3 https://ebay.us/d7cNcy
8GB DDR3 Ram https://ebay.us/EQAJGy
GTX 650 https://ebay.us/LOrFm0
GTX 1050 https://ebay.us/QxsaPZ

My Gear (Affiliate)
Sony A7s ii https://ebay.us/SEfvwa
Godox SL60w https://ebay.us/pmmjRM
Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro https://ebay.us/G8ouDi
Canon EF 2870mm F2.8 https://ebay.us/7UDmqQ