June 19, 20197 yr Current hardware: CPU: Xeon E3 1245v3 Motherboard: Gigabyte H97n-wifi RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) Storage 1: Crucial MX500 500GB SSD Storage 2: 4x 2TB 7200rpm harddisk GPU: Inno3D GTX 1060 6GB PSU: Antec 550W Case: Evolv X I am planning to upgrade when the new AMD 3900X is released, but I am thinking whether I should do dual system or make them into one system (my case Evolv X supports dual system). =============================================================== Usage: [7x24] NAS storage [7x24] VM and dockers (lab testing) Two gaming VM Windows 10 Plan A (1 system): CPU: Ryzen 3900X Motherboard: ASUS Prime X470-PRO RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Storage 1 [passthrough to Gaming VM1]: 512 GB 970 Pro Storage 2 [passthrough to Gaming VM2]: 512 GB 970 Pro Storage 3: 4x 2TB 7200rpm harddisk Storage 4 [UnRaid cache]: Crucial MX500 500GB SSD GPU 1 [passthrough to Gaming VM1]: Inno3D GTX 1060 6GB GPU 2 [passthrough to Gaming VM2]: Inno3D GTX 1060 6GB PSU: ?? Case: Evolv X Plan B (Dual system): ATX [Two Gaming VM Windows 10] CPU: Ryzen 3900X Motherboard: ASUS Prime X470-PRO RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Storage 1 [passthrough to Gaming VM1]: 512 GB 970 Pro Storage 2 [passthrough to Gaming VM2]: 512 GB 970 Pro GPU 1 [passthrough to Gaming VM1]: Inno3D GTX 1060 6GB GPU 2 [passthrough to Gaming VM2]: Inno3D GTX 1060 6GB PSU: Revolt X 1000W Case: Evolv X ITX [7x24 NAS storage + VM and dockers] CPU: Xeon E3 1245v3 Motherboard: Gigabyte H97n-wifi RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) Storage 1 [UnRaid cache]: Crucial MX500 500GB SSD Storage 2: 4x 2TB 7200rpm harddisk =============================================================== I have some questions: 1. If I go for 1 system, I guess I don't need Revolt X 1000W? 850W PSU is it enough? 2. I have done some research about GPU idle power consumption, it seems GTX 1060 idle power is around 10W. I am concerning about power consumption as I need lab test VM, docker and NAS storage with 7x24. I am not sure which one is less power consumption, dual system or 1 system. Two gaming VM are not 7x24 but GPU are still connected when UnRaid is running. 3. Is there any suggestion for my plan? Thank you
June 19, 20197 yr 1. You can go to pcpartpicker and put in your expected config to get a power estimate. Then add 20% just to be safe or 50% if you plan to overclock (highly NOT recommended). 2. How much does electricity cost for you per KWh? 20W = 0.02KWh / hour = 14.6 KWh/month. According to google, at $0.12/KWh average US price, that's $1.75/month. If you can't afford that, you can't afford any system. 3. Wait till the latest BIOS issues are sorted before buying. I think the latest BIOS messes up PCIe passthrough for Ryzen. Even once issues are sorted, double check with existing users about IOMMU groups.
June 19, 20197 yr Author 5 hours ago, testdasi said: 1. You can go to pcpartpicker and put in your expected config to get a power estimate. Then add 20% just to be safe or 50% if you plan to overclock (highly NOT recommended). 2. How much does electricity cost for you per KWh? 20W = 0.02KWh / hour = 14.6 KWh/month. According to google, at $0.12/KWh average US price, that's $1.75/month. If you can't afford that, you can't afford any system. 3. Wait till the latest BIOS issues are sorted before buying. I think the latest BIOS messes up PCIe passthrough for Ryzen. Even once issues are sorted, double check with existing users about IOMMU groups. All I can find is passthrough issue with AMD Threadripper, but seems there is a fix released already. Is there any threads talks about the BIOS issues?
June 19, 20197 yr That was one year ago. Ryzen BIOS issue is very recent, like last month. Search the forum for the PSA about that. Probably search for PSA + Ryzen will give you the result.
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