Hardware recommendations for unRAID servers with VM's

This is an attempt to collect in one place recommended hardware for VM applications. There are numerous discussions scattered here and there about the pros and cons of various components. Collecting it in one place seems like a good idea, *if* users buy into it and contribute. I'd like to see posts on whole setups that work, as well as posts on a single component that the user has determined works well. For consistency, easier comparison and readability, I'm going to make some sim

USB Card roundup for Windows 10 and High Sierra Virtual Machine Use 1st Card - AUKEY 4 Ports PCI-E To USB 3.0 Expansion Card Chipset: VL805 Findings: Got an error in my syslog during boot and card was unable to be used either natively in Linux or passed through to Windows or OSX VM 2nd Card - Anker Uspeed PCI-E to USB 3.0 2-Port Express Card Chipset: VL805 Findings: Got an error in my syslog during boot and card was unable to be used either natively