Hi all,

Looking at getting some pre-built hardware to run Proxmox and trying to decide between the following options. What would be the best fit for running Home Assistant OS VM and docker containers/VM’s for Plex, TVHeadend, Photoprism, etc. and possibly a Windows VM for miscellaneous usage? I have bulk storage in a DS1520+ NAS for media, etc. already, but I find that Plex, etc. hogs the CPU slowing everything else down. I’m leaning towards option #2 based on cost, but interested on hearing other opinions.

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Option #1 Precision 3260 Compact Form Factor (12th Gen i7, 32GB RAM):

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  • i7 12700
  • 1TB SSD
  • 32 GB RAM

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  • 2x M.2 2280
  • 1x M.2 2230
  • 1x PCIe x8
  • SATA 3.0 slot for 2.5-inch hard drive 

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£948.00

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Option #2 OptiPlex 7010 Small Form Factor (13th Gen i5, 32GB RAM):

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  • i5 13500
  • 512GB SSD
  • 32 GB RAM

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  • 1x M.2 2280
  • 1x M.2 2230
  • 1x PCIe x16
  • 1x PCie x1
  • Two SATA 3.0 slots for 2.5-inch/3.5-inch hard drive and slim optical drive

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£612.00

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Option #3 Precision 3260 Compact Form Factor (12th Gen i5, 64 GB RAM):

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  • i5 12600

  • 1TB SSD

  • 64 GB RAM

  • 2x M.2 Long

  • 1x M.2 Short

  • 1x PCIe x8

  • SATA 3.0 slot for 2.5-inch hard drive 

£906.00

  • Xenkath@alien.topBEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’d go option 2 and use some of the savings to max out the ram. I also like the extra PCIe slot on this one.

    Option 3 is easily the worst deal in my opinion.

    • davmc@alien.topOPBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Do you think I’m then better buying a machine that comes with less then immediately replacing it with a 64GB kit, which seems to be the max for this model.