ryans081

I've had my 8700k running for over 7 years and it is time to upgrade. This will be mostly be used as a Plex server and a couple Windows 11 VMs. I am trying to decide between the i7-14700K or i9-12900K, both are the same price as a bundle at Microcenter. I wouldn't think there would be much difference between the two, with the i7-14700K just a tad faster? But of course there is that possible risk of the Intel 13/14 issue Or should I just spend $50 more for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K bundle for the better GPU? I won't see the need to upgrade for a while again, so I don't mind spending a little bit more. Thank you

Hey Everyone, Currently, I have an i7-8700k which has been rock solid for the past 5 years. But I have come across a Gen9 DL380 (12 bays) and was going to build second Unraid server as straight storage. Initial plan was to VLAN the two Unraid along with my PC on a 10GB switch. Then I started thinking. Which is bad as this usually means it will cost me more money. While my i7-8700k has been great, I am noticing some performance issues when Plex is transcoding. Also the power consumption of the DL380 is making me second guess. So, I have a few questions and need some clarifications. Are there benefits of having a “dedicated” Unraid server for dockers? This would be a smaller build with performance and stability in mind, rather than storage volume. My thought process in this is that it would be far easier to update/replace this dedicated Unraid server without having to mess around with the “storage” Unraid servers. I would need to build two Unraid servers, which I am fine with. I am more curious if there are some downsides or drawbacks to this (besides the cost). Thanks, Ryan