January 6, 20224 yr Hi, this question probably pops up quite often. I know there is a FAQ section that specifies which CPU you better go with (which is a XEON in generation <10. To use the iGPU, the GVT-g Plugin and have a slightly lower power consumption). My plan is to use the Server as: File Storage ( around 10-15 terrabyte, 3 drives) Video Storage (survailance, 6tb, 2 drives) A few VMs (2 SSDs) -> Pi-Hole, Blue Iris (Windows with video encoding), Home-Assist, Nodered, maybe Plex (not sure yet) etc.. RAM/SSD Cache (as I understood I can use the VM Storage SSDs (?)). So basically 7 Drives with quite a bit of Ram. Is there a generation of Servers (Dell, HP ?) that you could recommend for my project? The goal is that it is not to power hungry (so I guess no Dual CPUs?) and 2HE (noise reasons). How is the power consumption of the old CPUs? Or would it be better to go with a Ryzen System? Dell 380 System pop quite often on eBay but I assume they are rather old and consume a lot of power. Budget is around 800€-1k€. Cheers and thanks!
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