Budget 71-90K Build for Proxmox and TrueNAS

I would like a second opinion for the following components before I commit:
  1. Intel Core i5-14500
  2. AsRock B760M Steel Legend WiFi
  3. Ripjaws S5 (CL30-6000) 16x2 Kit
  4. Crucial P5 Plus 1T
  5. WD Red SMR 4 HDD
  6. Corsair SF 600W 80+ Gold
I have yet to find a simple mATX case that can house atleast 4 3.5" HDD internally. Cases listed here are not available in India. I have a spare 24U rack lying around, hence I won't mind a rackmount chassis either. (If someone knows a reliable pawn shop in Nehru Place that deals in cases, please let me know)

The intended use of this system is as a hypervisor (Proxmox) and NAS (TrueNAS, transcoding Plex) for homelab purposes.

A simple pcpricetracker.in analysis ballparks my budget to be Rs. 72k. I wanted my build to be as dicrete as possible however, by swapping out MSI MPG B760I Edge WiFi mITX motherboard, I saved around 8.5k at the same time I lost some cool hot-swappable mITX cases such as SuperMicro SuperChassis 721TQ-350B and Chenbro SR301 The quotation for SM chassis was alone a whopping Rs. 23k. :eek:

As I'm not well-versed in the Xeon lineup, I'm curious if there is an opportunity to convert the setup into an industrial-grade build using brands like SuperMicro or Asus Rack, for that sweet ECC support. My aim is to achieve a comparable price-performance ratio and idle TDP while making this transformation.
 
Interestingly, Node 304 is currently priced 8k which only takes mITX motherboard while Node 804 is 11k. If I opt for an mITX build, it appears that I will incur a net additional cost of 5k. Also, Node 804 is demonstrator, which I donot like at all.
 
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