March 2, 20242 yr Hello everyone, My current Unraid server works well and I'm satisfied with it, but I'm considering an upgrade to reduce its power consumption. Note that I've primarily used hardware that I already had available. Usage: backup and multimedia server (Plex). Current configuration: Board: Z9PE-D8 WS CPU: 2x E5-2630v2 GPU: GTX 1080 RAM: 32GB (8x4) PSU: Enermax Revo 750W Fan: 7x Noctua 120mm Array: 7x HDD (8 to 12 TB), used only when necessary, with a 2-hour spin-down Pool 1: 2x OCZ-TRION 960GB, cache for array, contains appdata and docker.img Pool 2: 1x Seagate Exos 12TB, data sharing and Kavita Current optimization: Script to reduce GPU consumption, currently 15W in idle Powertop script --auto-tune &>/dev/null Disabling unnecessary functions including CPU turbo boost from BIOS This configuration with: array in spin-down, active Pool 1 and 2 plus docker Kavita and qBittorrent+VPN consumes an average of 125W. New configuration: Board: ?? CPU: Intel ?? (with iGPU for Plex transcoding, eliminating the GTX 1080) RAM: ?? PSU: ?? Fan: 7x Noctua 120mm Array: 7x HDD (expandable with 9305-16i or similar) Pool 1: 2x OCZ-TRION 960GB Pool 2: 1x Seagate Exos 12TB Thanks to everyone for the advice you can give me.
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