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

  • VibrantOcean@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My opinion: Don’t buy a new/factory Dell SFF or Micro for a homelab unless you’re experienced. If you’re new you need to get a feel for exactly what you what you want. And that’s important because these machines are expensive on the Dell site and you can get solid machines for some fraction of the price on eBay.