October 1, 20178 yr Have searched, read, etc. which has helped me narrow down choices. Wanted to bounce my thinking off folks and hear some guidance. My goal is to consolidate HW to a single chassis (currently have unraid w/ Sempron 145 and separate Phenom 2 X4 955 w/ Win10 + Win10 VM) that supports my needs. Overall I think my general needs are: + 1-2 Win10 VMs for general browsing and other tasks but no gaming (but would like HW pass-through to future proof) + Support 1-2 other VMs at times (Linux, etc.) but low usage + Some basic dockers (e.g., Deluge+VPN) I was thinking a Xeon E3-1275 v6 would be good with, but worried I wouldn't have much breathing room - or am I overly worried given my needs? If not, then I was considering i7-5820K but it wouldn't allow ECC (...I've survived last 6 years on Unraid without it though), or on the higher end the E5-1650 V4. And then depending on CPU, what motherboard? Thanks in advance for help/suggestions!
October 2, 20178 yr looks like you can live without very powerful CPU if you avoid Plex trans-coding for example.. main difference between E3 and E5 will be PCIe lane count - how much PCIe Slots and their speeds will be on the MB. and for the MB i would suggest Supermicro..
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