November 6, 20214 yr Before anyone calls me out for this, yes, I am posting this in a few places to get a wide spectrum of feedback. Right now I have 3 computers. That's how I have always done it. But I recently learned I can pass-through GPU to a VM which opens up some possibilities. I don't know if I will actually do it but if I did I am trying to figure out what kind of system spec I would need for a single system powerful enough to handle replacing my 3 individual ones. Right now I have: HP Pro Desk 600 G4 Specs: i5-8500 32 GB RAM (max 64) 256 GB NVME (pool) 4 TB HDD (array disk) Use: Unraid Samba storage for my home devices Docker containers (SyncThings and Plex) I have a very small movie library so I don't need a lot of power or storage (as long as I can do HW transcoding) HP T730 Thin Client pfSense Intel NUC Specs: 6th generation i5-6250U 16 GB RAM 128 GB m.2 for OS Use: Basic web browsing and web development Must drive 3 monitors: 1x DP, and 2x HDMI My thought would be to get one system to run Unraid, with VMs for pfSense and my main desktop with GPU passthrough for the 3 monitors. What kind of computer/system/server spec would I need? Thoughts?
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