December 14, 20223 yr Hi All! I am looking to build new server and hoping to get some feedback/recommendations from the group! I have been running an unraid server for about 3 years now and absolutely love it. The curent system is based arroud a Z97 board and i5-4590k and unfortunately it is starting to get a little tired, but also uses a lot of power at idle. So the theme is to build is power efficiency, but still capable of running the below items. I have read through the post here https://unraid.net/blog/energy-efficient-server and it was great, now i am keen to get some feedback on what i have put together. The major use for the server is - File back up/NAS - Plex Media Server - Next cloud - Windows VM non-gaming - Home Assistance Current Build list here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PbmmpH Key Items below and some reasons why CPU: Intel Core i5-12600 - Has the latest intel quick sync built-in graphics to be passed through to plex MoBo: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 - seems to be a good option that doesn break the bank with plenty of PCI slots for expansion RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) Sata Expansion: lsi 9211-8i (already owned) GPU: Geforce GT 1030 (already owned) - Pass through to Windows VM Hard Drives Array: 2 x 8TB WD 5400 + 2 x 8TB WD 5400 (Already Owned) Cache: 2 x Samsung 870 Evo 2 TB - large Cache to hopefully allow for mover to run less and keep the drives spun down VM passthrough - Samsung 980 Pro 1TB I have heard a good idea could be to have a seperate SSD for the Plex app/meta data as well Keen for some feedback!
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