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Which card? What's your system config? Tools -> Diagnostics -> attach zip file.

For £10 more, I would definitely pick the i5-9600K. It really just a pure performance-based decision. You shouldn't be overclocking an Unraid server so whether it's K or not has no bearing. And 30W TDP diff in a 804 case is meaningless. You will need to buy an additional CPU cooler though - I don't think the K series CPU comes with a stock cooler. Something like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 is a good budget choice (for about £30). It has quite a cult following as a good budget air cooler.

Last time I needed to nuked my config, this was what I did: Backup my flash so I can undo should anything goes wrong Delete everything on the flash Download latest version from Unraid website, extract to the stick, make bootable etc. Get my key file email from Lime Tech to get the key file link Boot up Unraid, go to the registration page on the GUI, copy-paste the link in step 4 to the url and then click install key

There is really no sure-fire recommendation. I had my Zotac GT 710 runs fine with Ubuntu 18.04 VM. I did install Ubuntu using VNC first, which was why I recommended the same thing above.

Try installing Ubuntu via VNC first and once done then change the VM template to pass through the GPU. Also it's well known that recent generations of AMD GPUs suffer from reset issues (including the RX500 series) so you might not even be able to pass through an AMD GPU just because of that. Even if passed through successfully, you may not be able to restart the VM without needing to restart the whole server.

Good job on the transparency.

Fan connectors too! Some GPU will not start with the GPU fans disconnected.

I don't think it's a bug. PCI bridge is never bound and that's always implicitly assumed. No it's unrelated.

You will not be able to pass through AMD Navi due to the infamous reset bug, especially when it's the only GPU. Someone on here created custom kernel with the navi reset patch that may or may not work. You can do a search on the forum and try it out. If storage functionality (and docker) is all you want, try installing VMware workstation player and run Unraid as a VM under Windows instead.

Thanks. We were fine but I saw tree branches flying in the air like leaves so could have been much worse. It was indeed a typo. 6.8.0-rc7. Officially Unraid will up a major version with a major feature release, which usually coincides with a kernel update. 6.8 was (as far as I can tell) for the new login screen and it was originally intended to be with 5.x kernel but LT had to fix a showstopper bug with docker networking so they reverted back to 4.19 (with the aforementioned promise of soon™ 6.9.0-rc1 coming out).

I have seen Krusader transfer speed dropping over time and then eventually coming to a screeching halt on large transfers. However, your issue isn't with Krusader. It's NTFS. Linux doesn't work that well with NTFS.

If you have a good backup strategy for your important data (and you should), then you don't need to have 2x1TB in cache. It's more important for SSD endurance that you separate write-intensive and static data so you could use 1x1TB in cache (for cache stuff i.e. write-intensive) and use 1x1TB as UD for documents. If you want to utilise Unraid share user control then some symlinks will do the trick.

What are the additional lines? I have not noticed this at all.

rclone creates the log with weird permission so you have to use the console (either ssh in or through the CLI) to change permission and owners.

Have you considered that your GPU could be perhaps broken? Or maybe the PCIe slot is broken? Maybe try reseating it or put it on a different slot. Then try unplug the power connectors and put it back. Or borrow another GPU and try it out.

Different people organise things differently and it may not be applicable to you. Like one of those Japanese minimalist gurus who have rooms of emptiness and still feel great about it - sorry I just can't live without my surround sound setup. For example: Some may separate docker (image) and appdata. I just have both in a docker share cuz I don't see the point spliting them out. Some may have a single media share for both TV Shows and Movies. Some split them out into 2 shares. Some have different shares for cloud-based media and offline media. Some have domain share for vdisk and iso share for isos and even another share for vbios. I just have everything together in a domain share. TL;DR: think about how you want to organise and have as many or few shares as you need.

Take screenshots of your create-a-vm process and post here.

+1 In fact, I would love it if the popup happens even with a short press of the power / reset button (long press of power is a force shutdown so should not be changed). Too many casual-brush-of-a-button unclean shutdowns to count.

You can create an rclone mount and then use something like Syncthing (points it to the rclone mount folder) for GUI.

A screenshot speaks a thousand words.

Hold your horses! It's not that straight-forward, mate. I was busy over the weekend defending my place against Ciara or I would have posted something. First and most importantly, AFAIK, 9th-gen full QuickSync support is only available in kernel 4.20 and up. Unraid 6.8.2 stable is still on 4.19 kernel. So if you want QuickSync (which is the foundation of all the recommendations above about transcoding), you have to use 6.8.2-rc7 (which was on 5.x kernel) or wait for the Soon™ 6.9.0-rc1 (which Limetech promised will be on 5.x kernel). Of course, given the fluid nature of Linux kernel, things could have been changed but keep that in mind if you find your QuickSync not working / not up to par. Now on with other pointers: AMD and Intel measure TDP differently. Anyone trying to derive power consumption by using TDP numbers cross-brand has no idea what they are talking about, sorry to be harsh. The GT 710 power consumption is so relatively low in the grand scheme of things that if you are so concerned about it in your upgrade decision, then you have even more pressing concerns to deal with e.g. food. The Ryzen 7 2700 can handle 3-4 1080p streams. In fact, I would not be surprised at all if it can handle 6-8. The Plex passmark recommendation is extremely conservative. C State is a Ryzen thing. Ironically, I would still recommend you to go Intel i5-9400 for your build because, with your suggested usage assuming QuickSync works, it's a somewhat more cost effective build. This particularly takes into account you already have hardware acceleration enabled in Plex, which means you have already purchased a Plex pass, which has to be considered as part of a Ryzen build cost. This also assumes you shop around for a good Intel deal. When getting an NVMe drive, make sure it's 3D TLC (or 3D NAND or V-NAND or terms like that). Avoid QLC like Intel 660p despite its low cost. It's dirt cheap for a reason (it's on par with a good SATA SSD on a good day and super freaking terrible on a bad one) If you ever intend to pass through the NVMe as a PCIe device to a VM (i.e. stub it and select it in the other PCIe device section of the VM template GUI) then make sure to google the controllers of your NVMe in case there's any kernel conflicts. Some (e.g. many NVME runs SM2263 controller) need special workarounds (with limitations) and some (e.g. Intel 660p) just downright refuse to be passed through.

That bug is academic because you should not be using 9p (which is required to mount the "share" inside the VM template) due to the terrible performance.

I don't think you can run both VNC and passed-through GPU at the same time. It has never worked that way for me. If you want remote access, Ubuntu has its own screenshare (which is essentially VNC server) or you can install other solutions e.g. NoMachine using VNC first. Then change VNC to the GPU.

That screen is the UEFI command line which means it can't detect a boot device. You just need to type exit to return to the familiar UEFI (BIOS-like) interface then look for the boot manager in the various menus and then pick the device you want to boot with. If you just started installing Windows, it would be the optical drive (CD or DVD or something like that). Although usually it should boot directly to the iso regardless. If you are mid-way through installing Windows then you need to pick the HDD device. An easier way to do it is to shutdown, remove the iso from the VM template and start again. It should not need the iso as everything was copied to the HDD.

The general consensus is that the best bet for 4k direct play is to get an Nvidia Shield TV (or a decent NUC if you prefer PC-based).