Hello Everyone,
I would love your thoughts and opinions on a new Unraid server that I am considering.
I primarily use Unraid as a media storage and plex server. I currently have an i3-4130 with 16GB of RAM that can have trouble transcoding single stream x265 movies when watching remotely. It also has trouble when a couple of family members stream remotely at the same time.
I have access to an Intel NUC9 Extreme i9-9980HK with 16GB of RAM through work. It is a tiny little powerhouse with a single PCIe x16 (Gen3) slot. I was thinking about pairing it with a LSI-9400-16e that would go into the PCIe x16 (Gen3) slot and a QNAP TL-D1600S JBOD Storage Enclosure for all the hard drives.
My thought was that this could be a spiffy, small form factor Unraid server to last a while, that could be easily moved if needed, with enough power to run Plex transcodes and maybe a VM or two. Is this a good idea? Or will the CPU and HBA card not be enough, and I should focus on a solution that has two PCIe x16 slots so I can add an Nvidia GPU for transcoding?
I would love to know your thoughts!
Thank you for your help!