cofree918 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I have 3 PCs in my house and I want to consolidate them to one unRAID box. My machines and their uses are: PC1: HTPC/Plex server/Gaming. The only thing connected to my TV. PC2: Gaming rig PC3: Basically a DVR for my ip cams. My planned use for the unRAID machine will be: -2 VMs running win10 that can support gaming @1080(med-high settings) at the same time. -1 VM running win10 to support my TV for general streaming from the web and plex home theater. -Transcoding for plex. At most 2 HD streams. -Recording Cam feeds when they detect motion. How many cores are recommended for what I'm trying to accomplish with this? I would say my CPU budget is somewhere around $600. It might also be worth mentioning that this machine will be running 24/7. Here is what I've been considering for my CPU: -Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630 v3 (20M Cache, 2.4 base/3.2 boost) 8 core, 16 thread, 85w -Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1650 v3 (15M Cache, 3.5 base/3.8 boost) 6 core, 12 thread, 140W -Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.5 base/3.7 boost) 6 core/ 12 thread, 140W Quote Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 If you're willing to take a shot with a used CPU, there's crazy deals on ebay right now for some old E5-2670 CPUs. Apparently the market got flooded when a server farm upgraded and now they are practically giving them away ($70- $100)... Only trick is finding a good board that supports 2011v1... I just posted re: one I found that looks pretty decent... Hopefully some fellow unraiders will have some input on it... Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I would say for what you want to use your UnRaid server for you should get at least a 6 core or greater CPU, this way you can dedicate 2-4 cores for your gaming VM's, 2-4 cores for your Plex streaming, 2 cores for your windows 10 VM for tv streaming, and the rest for UnRaid. There is probably a docker that can handle your video cam recording. Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I'd go with the E5-1650v3 processor and a good server-class board (Cxxx chipset). Note that many of the E5 "deals" on e-bay are engineering sample versions of the E5 ("ES" in the designator) and may not support vt-d, which is critical for the pass-through you'll want to do with your VMs. Not sure I'd take the chance on those ... but if you do, be sure to get the stepping/s-spec number of the chip you're looking at, and check to see if it has the vt-d feature [CPU World is a good source to check this out: http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/SR/SR0H8.html ] Quote Link to comment
outsider Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Note that many of the E5 "deals" on e-bay are engineering sample versions of the E5 ("ES" in the designator) and may not support vt-d, which is critical for the pass-through you'll want to do with your VMs. Not sure I'd take the chance on those ... but if you do, be sure to get the stepping/s-spec number of the chip you're looking at, and check to see if it has the vt-d feature [CPU World is a good source to check this out: http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/SR/SR0H8.html ] The SR0H8 doesn't support vt-d (at least according to the CPU world resource) but the SR0KX does. Oddly enough the SR0H8 cpu is selling for more the then the SR0KX... I already purchased the SR0KX. I will verify if if has vt-d once I receive it. Quote Link to comment
cofree918 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Also if I don't mind waiting another month or two would the upcoming Intel Core i7-6900K 8/16 be worth the wait? I'm not even sure I could afford it. I've seen price speculation all over the place but if its around the $6-700 mark I could swing the extra cost for something more powerful. http://wccftech.com/intel-broadwell-e-hedt-computex-2016/ Quote Link to comment
peter_sm Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Is E5-2670 SR0KX a good choice if it support VT-d? And is it easy to find a mother board that support DDR3 memory? Quote Link to comment
cofree918 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 I'm trying to stick with something that supports DDR4. I've already got a 32gb kit. Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Is E5-2670 SR0KX a good choice if it support VT-d? And is it easy to find a mother board that support DDR3 memory? It's certainly a very good CPU if it has vt-d support. There are plenty of server class boards available that support DDR3 ... just do a search for Socket 2011 server boards with DDR3 support on Newegg to see a list of them. Quote Link to comment
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