Hi guys, my first post here and hope you guys bear with me. I am struggling to decide on whether to go with a Ryzen 3900X build vs Intel 10900K build. I am listing my current parts but I can return the unopened components to switch platforms. I am hoping to a have a stable system with decent uptime so I will not need to reboot every so often.
My ideal parts:
- Ryzen 3900X or 3900XT
- Gigabyte Aorus Master X570 - got it
- 4 x Corsair LPX Vengeance 16GB 3200Mhz memory - got it
- Nvidia 3080 if an when it is available
- 2 x WD SN750 black 1TB NVME - got it
- 4 x Seagate Baraccuda Pro 10TB - got it
- Fractal Design 7 casing - got it
- Corsair H1000x or H1200x (out of stock - would 1000w be plenty enough?)
- The recommended HDMI dummy plug - got it
- Samsung 32GB bar USB as recommended - got it
Use case:
- File/Storage server.
- W10 Gaming VM (would I even be able to run FS 2020 inside a VM as an example?) with 3080 GPU passthrough (6-8 cores)
- Emby Docker with HW transcoding through the Ryzen 3900X CPU - 2 to 3 1080p transcoding from HEVC source. Maybe 1 to 2 4K transcode from HEVC source.
- Radarr, Sonarr, Jackett, Transmission dockers.
- Rsync with remote NAS to do offsite backup on some data
- PieHole (never tried it yet)
- VPN Server
- Automated photobackup from IOS and Android devices
I am currently following this guide: https://forums.serverbuilds.net/t/guide-remote-gaming-on-unraid/4248/226.
Aside from my stability and uptime concerns, would it be recommended to get a second GPU (GTX 1660 for example) as a dedicated transcoding device for Ryzen/Intel build? Would an Intel 10900K with Quicksync be fast enough from the transcoding requirements?
Is there any guide to setup a dual GPU system on a Ryzen build? I just watched Linuttechtips and he could not get a dual GPU Ryzen build working and switched to an Intel build which is worrisome - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1245279-we-made-the-perfect-couples-pc/
Lastly, should I stay with a Ryzen build, I was told not to use the latest BIOS - something with IOMMU groupings being messed up. ANy referal on what revision to stay with?
Thank you for any feedback.