andrewzah
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Upon reading the forums and hardware recommendations, I initially settled upon something like the Xeon E5-2650 v2 SR1A8. However I started thinking about upgrade paths in the future and total power usage- so when I saw the ryzen lineup and x570m pro4 mobo it was really hard to ignore.
This server will live in the living room, so I want it to be as quiet as possible when just handling plex + a few docker containers.
What I want to be able to do:
(In general)
* Manage 6-8 4tb drives, which will eventually go to 8tb
* Plex stream to 2-4 streams at once with some transcoding, 1080p & 4k content, rarely HVEC 10bit
* run plenty of docker containers to house my various bots and long running programs + databases
(Sporadically)
* handle video rendering
* virtualize 5-15 bsd/windows/*nix VMs for tests (not living long term)
* offloading rust/nix work via remote compilation (i.e. building for different architectures with Nix)
The below items can also be viewed in this spreadsheet.
Tentative build for the Ryzen:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 3.6Ghz/4.2Ghz 6-core 65W - $200 [Newegg]
Motherboard: ASRock X570M Pro4 AM4 MicroAtx - $185 [Newegg]
Memory: Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 ECC UDIMM CT16G4WFD8266 - $96x2 [Amazon]
Total: $1,114 per the spreadsheet, or $579 + $632 for the rest
Tentative build for the Xeon E5-2650v2 SR1A8:
CPU: Xeon E5-2650v2 2.6Ghz 20MB 8GT/s SR1A8 - $69 [Ebay]
Motherboard: SuperMicro X9SRL-F - $179 [Ebay]
Memory: Crucial 16gbx2 ddr3 1866Mhz PC3 - 14900 CL13 RDIMM ECC - $100
Total: $980 per the spreadsheet, or $348 + $632 for the rest
Shared Components:
PSU: Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-650FX 650W - $109 [Newegg]
Boot Drive: WD Black NVMe M.2 2280 250Gb PCI-Express 3.0 x4 SSD WDS250G2X0C - $70 [Newegg]
SSD Drives: SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 500GB - $87x2 [Newegg]
CPU Fan: Noctua NH-L12S 70mm Cpu Cooler - $50 [Amazon]
Intake Fans: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm - $20x4 [Amazon]
Exhaust Fans: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm - $22x2 [Amazon]
Case: Fractal Node 804 MicroAtx - $110 [Newegg]
UPS: APC BX1500M Back-UPS Pro 1500 VA 900 Watts - $164 [Newegg]
Total: $632 per the spreadsheet
Drives:
WD red 4tb hdd 5400rpm: WD40EFRX - $100 [Amazon]
Reasoning
Case: I don't have a strong preference for the node 804 vs a Fractal Design R6 or a Phanteks P600, but I like the dual compartments and bay capacity of the 804. I currently do not see a need beyond 8 storage drives.
Motherboard: Since the x570M Pro4 uses the AM4 socket, I should be able to upgrade to the next amd series of cpus as well. It allows up to 128GB ECC or Non-ECC memory. If I end up wanting 10gbe I would rather purchase a card than have it tied to the mobo.
CPU: 3.6Ghz for 6 cores at 65W is nice. $1,114 amd build - $980 xeon build = only $134 price difference.
Drives: It seems 4tb/drive still makes more sense than 8tb/drive price-wise right now. Probably will get 6 in one go, or 4 and 4.
Please let me know your thoughts and/or if I left something out. I am leaning towards the Ryzen but I'm not against going with a xeon/supermicro combo either.
This server will live in the living room, so I want it to be as quiet as possible when just handling plex + a few docker containers.
What I want to be able to do:
(In general)
* Manage 6-8 4tb drives, which will eventually go to 8tb
* Plex stream to 2-4 streams at once with some transcoding, 1080p & 4k content, rarely HVEC 10bit
* run plenty of docker containers to house my various bots and long running programs + databases
(Sporadically)
* handle video rendering
* virtualize 5-15 bsd/windows/*nix VMs for tests (not living long term)
* offloading rust/nix work via remote compilation (i.e. building for different architectures with Nix)
The below items can also be viewed in this spreadsheet.
Tentative build for the Ryzen:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 3.6Ghz/4.2Ghz 6-core 65W - $200 [Newegg]
Motherboard: ASRock X570M Pro4 AM4 MicroAtx - $185 [Newegg]
Memory: Crucial 16GB DDR4-2666 ECC UDIMM CT16G4WFD8266 - $96x2 [Amazon]
Total: $1,114 per the spreadsheet, or $579 + $632 for the rest
Tentative build for the Xeon E5-2650v2 SR1A8:
CPU: Xeon E5-2650v2 2.6Ghz 20MB 8GT/s SR1A8 - $69 [Ebay]
Motherboard: SuperMicro X9SRL-F - $179 [Ebay]
Memory: Crucial 16gbx2 ddr3 1866Mhz PC3 - 14900 CL13 RDIMM ECC - $100
Total: $980 per the spreadsheet, or $348 + $632 for the rest
Shared Components:
PSU: Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-650FX 650W - $109 [Newegg]
Boot Drive: WD Black NVMe M.2 2280 250Gb PCI-Express 3.0 x4 SSD WDS250G2X0C - $70 [Newegg]
SSD Drives: SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 2.5" 500GB - $87x2 [Newegg]
CPU Fan: Noctua NH-L12S 70mm Cpu Cooler - $50 [Amazon]
Intake Fans: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm - $20x4 [Amazon]
Exhaust Fans: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm - $22x2 [Amazon]
Case: Fractal Node 804 MicroAtx - $110 [Newegg]
UPS: APC BX1500M Back-UPS Pro 1500 VA 900 Watts - $164 [Newegg]
Total: $632 per the spreadsheet
Drives:
WD red 4tb hdd 5400rpm: WD40EFRX - $100 [Amazon]
Reasoning
Case: I don't have a strong preference for the node 804 vs a Fractal Design R6 or a Phanteks P600, but I like the dual compartments and bay capacity of the 804. I currently do not see a need beyond 8 storage drives.
Motherboard: Since the x570M Pro4 uses the AM4 socket, I should be able to upgrade to the next amd series of cpus as well. It allows up to 128GB ECC or Non-ECC memory. If I end up wanting 10gbe I would rather purchase a card than have it tied to the mobo.
CPU: 3.6Ghz for 6 cores at 65W is nice. $1,114 amd build - $980 xeon build = only $134 price difference.
Drives: It seems 4tb/drive still makes more sense than 8tb/drive price-wise right now. Probably will get 6 in one go, or 4 and 4.
Please let me know your thoughts and/or if I left something out. I am leaning towards the Ryzen but I'm not against going with a xeon/supermicro combo either.