Rockyranger Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I have narrowed it down to two options that are working out to cost about the same: 1) Ryzen 5700G + Asus Pro WS X570 – ACE Pros: - Feels more like a server board (as in it doesn’t run too hot and looks like the better option to be left on 24/7) - PCI-E lanes are not shared (I can run two NVMEs @ 64Gbps as well as many other things) - Processor consumes less energy whilst idle (which it will be most of the time) - EEC ram support Cons: - See pro’s of other board 2) I7 11700k + Asrock Z590 Tachi Pros: - A lot of positivity towards this board and Unraid - A lot of positivity towards Intel from Unraid and Plex (which I will be using, but not transcoding) - Comes with everything I will need so won’t have to add on 2.5 Lan ports etc Cons: - See pro’s of other board I primarily will be using for plex but will also run a Windows VM to do audio converting and video remixing as well as other things in the future. I will be doing large transfers. I will not be installing a GPU for now as both options support onboard graphics. Any thoughts on which way would be the best way to go? Quote Link to comment
BlinkerFluid Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 If you are not transcoding then either one. I personally like ecc ram for unraid Quote Link to comment
SirReal63 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 It should be noted that the 5700G is a PCIe Gen 3 CPU and not a Gen 4. This will only matter if you want to run Gen 4 items as they will run at Gen 3 speeds. I run the 5700G on an X470 board and I absolutely love it. Quote Link to comment
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