February 10, 20179 yr I've recently done a little upgrading to my Unraid server hardware so that I could do more with VM's (no VT-d previously). This has allowed me to combine my main pc and Unraid server. So far it's been going very well (minus a few problems along the way). Current hardware specs in my sig. A problem with this build is that I did not plan out and buy hardware specifically for Unraid and VM's. It wasn't in my budget to go out and purchase a whole new system, so I am using what I had on hand. Where this becomes the most noticeable is with the processor and the fact that it doesn't do hyperthreading. Currently for Dockers I mostly use Emby and HDHomerun DVR. Currently no transcoding involved, but 1 or 2 transcoded streams might be possible later. Nothing heavy as far as plugins. For VM's I have a Windows 10 vm for gaming. I will probably do some testing with pFsense that would run at the same time as Windows 10. I would also probably create a few other VM's, but I am not sure what exactly or if any of them would run at the same time as the Windows 10 vm. I don't think I'll get very far trying to do that with my current i5 processor, so I am thinking of getting an i7 7700 or i7 7700k (I am pretty sure my motherboard supports these with a bios update, which I have already done). This would get me a little bit faster processor and, more importantly, would add hyperthreading. Is there any reason to pick one of those 2 processors over the other? (I believe older K models couldn't do vm's or something?) Just don't want any surprises. (Like how I missed that the i5's don't do hyperthreading.) I'm leaning towards the base i7 7700. It's cheaper and comes with a heatsink and fan and I don't plan on doing any overclocking. I would look at other options, but they would need to fall into the same price range and gaming performance really shouldn't be less than my current i5. I am also overdue to upgrade my graphics card. I am looking at this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JD2OSX0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1NVAZ99I8CCFB&coliid=I2OOLP8GA3W2I I'm looking at that one because of it's smaller size. My current graphics card almost didn't fit. Any problems that I might run into with a smaller card? (Such as heat or performance etc..) It should be obvious that I am not trying to squeeze out every last drop of performance, but I do want a decent performing rig. While I am at it, a USB card to passthrough to Windows 10 would also be a good idea. Have there been any compatibility issues with USB cards? I think this one has been recommended: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FPIMJEW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1NVAZ99I8CCFB&coliid=I26AC8PCBC64KG But this one is a little cheaper: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011LZY20G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1NVAZ99I8CCFB&coliid=I3M7UARF3YVM21&psc=1 While I am pretty sure of what I am getting, sometimes it really helps just to get someone else's opinion, especially if there's anything I may not have thought about.
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