New Build - VM with GPU Passthrough

[jas0r]

Hi

 

I am planning a major upgrade in line with a new house. My core aim is to run 3 x LibreELEC VMs in 3 rooms with GPU passthrough and then a couple other VM's for mucking around plus the usual dockers, couch potato, sickrage etc. I figured I might as well make it a good upgrade with room for expansion. Besides the obvious hard drives etc can anyone see any issues with the below. I am leaning towards the X10DAL-i due to the 3 slots with the extra pins.

Im only going for one CPU at this point but may get a second in the future based on the utilisation.

 

Thanks

 

X10DAL-i (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182967&cm_re=X10DAL-i-_-13-182-967-_-Product)

or

X10DRL-I (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182944&cm_re=X10DRL-I-_-13-182-944-_-Product)

4 x Kingston ValueRAM 16GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820242140&cm_re=KINGSTON_16GB_KVR21R15D4%2f16I-_-20-242-140-_-Product)

1 x Intel Xeon E5-2620 2.4Ghz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117480&cm_re=Intel_BX80644E52620V3-_-19-117-480-_-Product)

3 x GeForce GT710

 

[cowgill]

I'm interested in having a similar setup. What hardware are you planning on using in order to route HDMI/USB to the separate rooms?

[jas0r]

Hi

I currently have a 4x4 HDbaseT Matrix. The build isnt finished till Feb so nothing is installed yet. I am thinking based on the inputs I am planning will need possibly an 8x8. I am also plannig to have everything including the audio amps in the basement and speaker wires to ceiling speakers. Therefore I need to find a matrix with hdmi output as well as HDBaseT which work in parallel so the audio goes from the matrix via hdmi to the amp and the video goes via HDBaseT to the tvs

 

I am drawing up a schematic and will post once done.

 

I am getting an itchy finger wanting to place the parts order but I am not going to until I know 100% that the GPU passthrough is going to work as that is the whole point of the upgrade as I already have all the storage and computing I need just nothing does the passthrough currently.

[jas0r]

Attached is a draft schematic of how I plan on running it all

AV_Layout.pdf