📊 Cost Summary

✅ Total for selected components: €4,443.41
📌 Total with cheaper alternatives: €4,024.88

📌 Observations and Possible Adjustments

✔️ Motherboard: The ASUS TUF B650-PLUS is a great quality-price choice. If you want more USB ports or built-in WiFi 6E, the MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK could be a better option.

✔️ Processor: The Ryzen 9 9950X is a powerhouse, but if the server doesn’t need that much raw power, the Ryzen 9 7900X is a much cheaper alternative with very similar performance.

✔️ RAM: Corsair is a premium and reliable brand, but you could save around €80 by opting for Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 without much loss in performance.

✔️ NVMe SSD: The Samsung 990 PRO is faster, but for a server, the performance difference doesn’t justify the extra €45 compared to the WD Black SN770.

✔️ NAS HDD: The Toshiba N300 is slightly cheaper, but the Seagate IronWolf offers better reliability for RAID and NAS setups.

✔️ Network Card: The TP-Link TX401 is €20 cheaper and just as fast (10G), so savings could be made here.

✔️ Power Supply: Mars Gaming offers good efficiency at a lower price, but if maximum stability and lower noise are desired, the Corsair RM1000x may be worth the extra €40.

✔️ Graphics Card: The RTX 5070 is powerful, but if it’s not needed for gaming or AI tasks, a RTX 4070 Ti Super would be a more cost-effective option, saving around €50.

✔️ Monitor and Peripherals: Small adjustments here could save €20–30, but the current choices are already very affordable.

📢 Final Conclusion

✅ The selected configuration offers maximum power and reliability, ideal for a server with large storage needs, fast networking, and good thermal management.

📌 If the goal is to reduce the budget, up to €400 can be saved with small adjustments without significantly sacrificing performance.

💡 Recommendation: I would keep the current processor and RAM, but would consider changing the network card and possibly the cooling solution to optimize costs.

📊 Total with Adjustments

✅ By seeking a balance between price and performance, a powerful configuration can be achieved for around €4,000.