lazant Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Hi, looking for some advice on hardware for a new build to replace my aging Atlas server. I'd like to keep it under $5k. Here's what I'm wanting to run: Plex server with a 40TB library either on an Ubuntu VM or in a Docker 1-2 Windows VMs that I can connect to remotely to do work in Quickbooks and possibly Rhino if the latency isn't too bad Nextcloud Docker for file storage I'm thinking 2U is the form factor I'd like since I'm almost out of room in my rack, however, I also want to make it somewhat quiet. Doesn't need to be silent but I don't want it to sound like a jet engine. I already have an X10-DRI-T and 2x E5-2660 v3's laying around. Here's what I'm thinking for hardware: Supermicro CSE-826BE1C-R920LPB 2U chassis with either the BPN-SAS3-826EL1 or BPN-SAS3-826EL1-N4 and the optional rear drive kit for 2x SSDs. 4x Samsung 32GB 2Rx4 DDR4 PC4-2133P Registered ECC Memory Supermicro AOC-S3008L-L8E SAS3 12Gbps 8-Port Internal PCI-e 3.0 HBA Controller 5x 14TB WD Red drives to start Questions: Is it worth getting the backplane with the NVME capability for VM's, docker containers or cache drives? If so, what is the best way to connect to MB to get the most of the speed and reduce bottlenecks? Any recommendations for making it quieter? I've seen several videos of people replacing the mid fans with quieter Noctua's which is what I'm thinking I'll do. Should I also go with liquid cooling for the CPU's or just an active or passive heatsink? Would it be worth getting a low profile graphics card for Plex transcoding? Thanks in advance for any advice or just confirmation that these parts work. Quote Link to comment
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