Built My Dream NAS with TrueNAS & Apple ⚡
I created a custom ITX NAS with TrueNAS, Thunderbolt, and Apple for high-speed editing and storage—combining power and convenience.

Cheese Turbulence
58.3K views • Nov 2, 2025

About this video
Procrastination or actual productivity improvement? Whatever the case may be, I built a custom ITX system to run TrueNAS. Intended as my new high-speed editing pool this thing rips, but it's not without it faults.
Things Shown 🛍️
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CPU: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236775/intel-core-i3-processor-14100t-12m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz/specifications.html
CPU Cooler: https://geni.us/ZjxAov
Mainboard: https://pg.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z690%20Phantom%20Gaming-ITXTB4/index.asp
Memory: https://geni.us/45rwEhH
Storage (SSD): https://geni.us/ueiB
Storage (m.2): https://geni.us/gUA0aa
PSU: https://geni.us/ty3caeA
Case: https://teenage.engineering/store/computer-2
Case Fan: https://geni.us/czFGU
TrueNAS: https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/
Thunderbolt connection forum post: https://forums.truenas.com/t/thunderbolt-networking-between-macos-and-truenas/29383
Get The Cheese Look! 🧀
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Chapters 📋
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00:00 Prologue
00:46 Context
02:03 The Build
06:48 TrueNAS Setup
10:22 Conclusion
13:51 Thank You
Like the music? 🎵
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Sign up for Epidemic Sound using my referral link and get a 30-day free trial: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/v4a954
Gear used 🎬
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Camera: https://geni.us/UzQAwW
Lens: https://geni.us/HpBXvq
Microphone: https://geni.us/Y6IkFI
Audio Interface: https://geni.us/R7lcA
Light: https://geni.us/13xEU
Complete Gear List: https://kit.co/CheeseTurbulence/youtube-production
Outside of YouTube 🖼️
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheeseturbulence
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cheeseturbulence.bsky.social
Support ❤️
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If you want to (you absolutely don't have to) you can support the channel via Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cheeseturbulence
About the links 🔗
=============================
Some of the links in the description can be affiliate links, you won't be paying extra but I get a little commission when you make a purchase.
Things Shown 🛍️
=============================
CPU: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236775/intel-core-i3-processor-14100t-12m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz/specifications.html
CPU Cooler: https://geni.us/ZjxAov
Mainboard: https://pg.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z690%20Phantom%20Gaming-ITXTB4/index.asp
Memory: https://geni.us/45rwEhH
Storage (SSD): https://geni.us/ueiB
Storage (m.2): https://geni.us/gUA0aa
PSU: https://geni.us/ty3caeA
Case: https://teenage.engineering/store/computer-2
Case Fan: https://geni.us/czFGU
TrueNAS: https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/
Thunderbolt connection forum post: https://forums.truenas.com/t/thunderbolt-networking-between-macos-and-truenas/29383
Get The Cheese Look! 🧀
=============================
https://shop.cheeseturbulence.com
Looking for something else? Check out these affiliate links! 🤝
=============================
https://nuphy.com/?sca_ref=1371668.WxZWP3zbS6 (code: cheese to get 10% off)
https://www.amazon.com/?tag=cheeseturbu03-20
https://www.mikit.store/cheese (code: cheese to get 5% off)
https://www.melgeek.com/?ref=xwi2pndv (code: cheese to get 8% off)
https://edelkrone.com?sca_ref=8767792.5u3B8TYXnJOGM63
Chapters 📋
=============================
00:00 Prologue
00:46 Context
02:03 The Build
06:48 TrueNAS Setup
10:22 Conclusion
13:51 Thank You
Like the music? 🎵
=============================
Sign up for Epidemic Sound using my referral link and get a 30-day free trial: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/v4a954
Gear used 🎬
=============================
Camera: https://geni.us/UzQAwW
Lens: https://geni.us/HpBXvq
Microphone: https://geni.us/Y6IkFI
Audio Interface: https://geni.us/R7lcA
Light: https://geni.us/13xEU
Complete Gear List: https://kit.co/CheeseTurbulence/youtube-production
Outside of YouTube 🖼️
=============================
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheeseturbulence
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cheeseturbulence.bsky.social
Support ❤️
=============================
If you want to (you absolutely don't have to) you can support the channel via Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cheeseturbulence
About the links 🔗
=============================
Some of the links in the description can be affiliate links, you won't be paying extra but I get a little commission when you make a purchase.
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Duration
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Published
Nov 2, 2025
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