adrayic Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hi there, I'm looking at upgrading my unRAID server that has been going strong for many years (e8400 core 2 duo w/ 2 GB ram). Essential needs are: --> Up to 5 simultaneous 1080p Plex transcode streams --> Up to 4 simultaneous local Plex streams (no transcoding) --> Docker containers for Plex, nzbget, sonar and deluge (vpn) --> A few different Linux VMs for multiple purposes, the primary one being software development (QT5 for embedded Linux). The following parts will be reused from my current build: --> EVGA 650 superNOVA --> CM Stacker (original) case --> MX 300 525GB cache drive --> 11TB disk array spread over various 2,3 and 4 TB drives --> Fanless ATI GPU (don't remember the model) I have a budget of roughly $1000 CAD to upgrade the board, CPU and memory I'm thinking of the following components: --> E5 2683 V3 (OEM SR1XH) (~500 CAD from EBay) --> Asrock X99 Taichi --> 32 GB 2133 DDR4 (haven't picked a brand yet) Anything I am missing here? Thought, suggestions, criticism are all welcome. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
planetwilson Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Did you build this in the end? I have just bought that CPU and was also thinking about the same motherboard as it looks good value... Quote Link to comment
adrayic Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 No I didn't end up purchasing this. I really want to go with a Ryzen build but it looks like there are a fair number of issues with Ryzen and unRaid. Hopefully they are sorted out soon. Quote Link to comment
planetwilson Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Yeah I bailed in the end. Bought all the bits. Built it and realised I'd built a massive server with more space than I'd ever use, louder than my TS140 for a lot of memory for basically the ability to have more VMs than I can now which would be normally switched off... Sent it all back Quote Link to comment
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