Hello everyone,
My current Unraid server works well and I'm satisfied with it, but I'm considering an upgrade to reduce its power consumption. Note that I've primarily used hardware that I already had available.
Usage: backup and multimedia server (Plex).
Current configuration:
Board: Z9PE-D8 WS
CPU: 2x E5-2630v2
GPU: GTX 1080
RAM: 32GB (8x4)
PSU: Enermax Revo 750W
Fan: 7x Noctua 120mm
Array: 7x HDD (8 to 12 TB), used only when necessary, with a 2-hour spin-down
Pool 1: 2x OCZ-TRION 960GB, cache for array, contains appdata and docker.img
Pool 2: 1x Seagate Exos 12TB, data sharing and Kavita
Current optimization:
Script to reduce GPU consumption, currently 15W in idle
Powertop script --auto-tune &>/dev/null
Disabling unnecessary functions including CPU turbo boost from BIOS
This configuration with: array in spin-down, active Pool 1 and 2 plus docker Kavita and qBittorrent+VPN consumes an average of 125W.
New configuration:
Board: ??
CPU: Intel ?? (with iGPU for Plex transcoding, eliminating the GTX 1080)
RAM: ??
PSU: ??
Fan: 7x Noctua 120mm
Array: 7x HDD (expandable with 9305-16i or similar)
Pool 1: 2x OCZ-TRION 960GB
Pool 2: 1x Seagate Exos 12TB
Thanks to everyone for the advice you can give me.