Hardware upgrade - from Desktop to Server form factor

[vlefevre86]

Hi guys,

 

I've been using UnRAID for a long time now (~10 years). I started small with leftover parts, and made some small gradual upgrades over the years, mostly when some part was failing. My current config sits in a Fractal Design XL, with a 24 Tb array : 

M/B:    MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Version 1.0 s/n To be filled by O.E.M.
CPU:    Intel® Core™ i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz
Cache:    CPU Internal L1: 256 KiB, CPU Internal L2: 1 MiB, CPU Internal L3: 6 MiB
Memory:    16 GiB DDR3 (max. installable capacity 32 GiB)

 

I'm contemplating switching to a server form factor, mainly for stability. I've been looking on BargainHardware, and found a config that seems nice, and cheap (~550€) :

1 x Dell PowerEdge R720 8x 3.5" (LFF) - iDRAC Enterprise - 4x PCIe-x16 FH, 6x PCIe-16 LP
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2 12-Core 2.70GHz (3.50GHz Boost, 130W)
2 x Dell PowerEdge Heatsink
10 x 16GB - DDR3 1866MHz (PC3-14900R, 2Rx4)
1 x H710p Mini 1GB NV (SAS/SATA) RAID Kit - 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
8 x Dell 3.5" (LFF) Hot-Swap Caddy
1 x 1/10GbE (Quad Port) RJ-45, SFP+ Ethernet - Dell BCM57800S
2 x Dell PowerEdge 'Platinum' Hot-Swap PSU 750W
1 x Dell PowerEdge B6 Ready Rail Kit w/ Cable Management Arm
2 x EU Plug to C13 (Kettle Lead) Power Cable

 

 

I know it's a bit outdated, but it has a lot of RAM, and 24 cores, so it should be more than able. I've been using UnRaid mainly for the *arrs, Plex/Jellyfin, Nextcloud, and Home Assistant, but I could add a GPU later for some casual gaming / transcoding.

 

What do you think of this build ?

 

Thanks for the help !

Edited March 1 by vlefevre86