December 29, 201510 yr Hey everyone, Looking to build a new ..euh...build because I want to get into using VMs and perhaps even try game streaming. I've already managed to compose two possible builds. Build 1: ---------- cpu i7-6700K (4 cores) mb Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ram Corsair LPX 2x16GB GPU1 (unraid) builtin GPU2 (gaming) MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G cache Samsung 850 EVO 500GB Build 2: ---------- cpu i7-5820K (6 cores) mb Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ram Corsair LPX 2x16GB GPU1 (unraid) MSI GeForce 210 1GB GPU2 (gaming) MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G cache Samsung 850 EVO 500GB I have a few dockers running (sickbeard, sabnzbd, Plex, makemkv). I would like to run a VM for gaming and at least one more for some file management tasks, etc.) I probably won't have the VMs running at the same time but switch them on and off when I need them so I don't know if they could have the same cores assigned? The benefits of the 5820 setup are of course the extra 2 cores and the extra memory slots on the X99 mb. The 6700 setup is a little cheaper though and has the base GPU built in. I believe it also produces less heat and consumes less power. Anyone want to throw some feedback my way about which build would suit me best? Thanks!
January 2, 201610 yr Are you having any other hard drives in this system? At the moment it looks like you'd be better off just running a desktop? You're going to probably lose 1 core to UnRaid
January 3, 201610 yr Author Are you having any other hard drives in this system? At the moment it looks like you'd be better off just running a desktop? You're going to probably lose 1 core to UnRaid Yes, I do. I have 9 disks in the array and a cache drive. Forgot to mention that.
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