Google Tried to Charge Me $3,600/yr... I Built My Own Server Instead

I couldn't let Google charge me $300/m for a measly 10TB of storage... That's just crazy. Instead I went down the home server/NAS rabbit hole and built something that I'm truly proud of. It's not as hard as you might think! Parts List (affiliate): AMD Ryzen 9 5900X: https://geni.us/F6X1f Noctua NH-D15: https://geni.us/NKADB3 Asus ROG STRIX B550-F: https://geni.us/lKgH G.SKILL RipjawsV DDR4 RAM (4x8GB) : https://geni.us/QX9r Seagate Barracuda 8TB HDD (4x): https://geni.us/1RvA5Di Samsung 870 QVO 8TB SSD (2x): https://geni.us/pPE4Rdj M.2 SSD - XPG 2TB GAMMIX S70 Blade: https://geni.us/aXnfl82 EVGA RTX 3070 8GB: https://geni.us/qh2C Fractal Design Define R5 Case: https://geni.us/QjHyt CORSAIR 750W Power Supply: https://geni.us/BpIlv Join to get member's only videos for $5 a month: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6AJiTYspOILBK3hMWEq2g/join OTHER PLATFORMS --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/switch_click Discord: https://discord.gg/9jqnnFwWpV Instagram: https://instagram.com/switch_and_click Jake and Betty, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program , an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com and mechanicalkeyboards.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. All prices and star-ratings mentioned during the videos are at the time of purchase and what it was when we bought it, they may not be representative of the current data involving the products specified. Links starting with geni.us will most likely lead to Amazon.

Channel: Switch and ClickGenerated by anonymousDuration: 17mPublished Aug 23, 2025
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0:00 Unveiling My Budget-Saving, Sleek Home Server Dream!
0:35 Why I Ditched Cloud Subscriptions to Build My Own Data Fortress
1:20 Demystifying the "Server": What It Really Is (for Everyone!)
6:25 Hardware Horror! My PC Wouldn't Start, Leading to a Critical Discovery
7:30 The Ultimate Brain Teaser: Choosing the Perfect OS for My NAS
8:40 My Secret Weapon: How AI Helped Me Conquer Confusing Server Jargon
10:15 Navigating Data Safety: Understanding RAID and Choosing My First Setup
11:50 The 7TB Challenge: Effortlessly Migrating a Mountain of Cloud Data
14:05 Success! My Home Server is Alive, Roaring, and Blazing Fast!
17:00 The Ultimate Payoff: Why This Server Build Was Absolutely Worth It!

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