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Thank you. I have bought a i5 12400. How much cores of the 6 available cores should I reserve for the windows VM and how much from the cores should I reserve for the unraid. Purpose of unraid is storage, Plex, maybe cloud. VM is for gaming from time to time.

Planning ahead my unraid server. I am curious if it is possible to install a Plex media server and a VM windows for gaming. I am planning to buy a dedicated graphic card for the setup. Can I use the graphic card for both.

Thank you very much. No i do not plan to write more than 500 gb daily No more than 100gb. I will use it for plex and windows VM. I plan eventually to run a windows VM. Maybe use it at some point for light gaming on my TV if i decide in the upcoming mounths to add a dedicated video card to the system. Do i need the 2 SSD in mirror mode if I do not intend to delete my file before seeing them moved to the array? Because i was thinking of 500 gb for fast pool for apps, VMs and 500 gb for caching pool?

Hi, I want to build a personal NAS for storage, plex, maybe a windows virtual machine for occasional usage, maybe nextcloud. Don't attack me i am quite new to the idea. I have read somethings but a need help with the build. So my current future build is: 1. Fractal Design Node 804 Case 2. Intel Core i5-12400 12th Generation Desktop Processor 3. MSI MAG B660M Mortar DDR4 Motherboard Micro-ATX - has 6 SATA, 2.5 Gbe, 4 slots of RAM - not sure if it supports ECC RAM? Is ECC RAM that crucial for such a build for home usage. 4. Samsung 980 250 GB PCIe 3.0 (up to 2900 MB/s) NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State 1 for system 1 for caching 5. Timetec Hynix IC 32 GB KIT (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 2400 MHz PC4-19200 Unbuffered ECC 1.2 V CL17 2Rx8 Dual Rank 288 Pin UDIMM Server Memory RAM Module Upgrade (32 GB KIT (2 x 16 GB) or 2x Memory DDR4 16GB PC3200 VENGEANCE LPX BLACK CMK16GX4M1E3200C16 CORSAIR MEMORY CORSAIR DDR4 16GB 1X16GB PC 3200 VENGEANCE LPX if ECC is not crucial. 6. HDD will be WD Red plus - 4 HDDs 8 TB. 7. EVGA Supernova 650 GT, 80 Plus Gold 650 W (in order if a decide to put some dedicated GPU for some other reason.) Questions. 1. Is the integrated iGPU in 12400 enough for 4k transcoding and playback of h264 and h265? Do i need a dedicated GPU. 2. I read there are some issues with the 12gen Intels, but i also read they are now addresed. Is this true. 3. ECC ram - is ECC ram that important? The data transfer will not be 24/7. The server will be addressed a couple of times a week. 4. Is 32 GB is enough for 32 TB storage. They will be upgradable to 64 if needed in the future. 5. SSD - 250 GB sticks for apps and 500gb for caching. Is this enough.

Hi, I am new to the unraid idea, but I want to build a home unraid application. I have a few questions regarding the usage of this future unraid server. 1. I am planning to use this server mainly for storage, maybe next loud application and Plex. I know all those features are available. As the new computer will be next to my tv I was wondering if it is going to be possible if I invest more into the hardware to use this machine occasionally for gaming in the living room and general windows stuff. I was wondering which of the following options is better. 1 option: to install windows as a virtual machine which will be directly connected from the machine via HDMI cable to the tv. Will this allow me to use this windows VM efficiently. 2 option can I install windows on another SSD on the same computer and run it on the Tv via HDMI cable. Can both operating systems be running in the same time without turning off the unraid OS. Thank you for your answer.