Take a look at proxmox + hdd pass thru + xpenology + regular desktop. Like keeping cake and eating it too. . Go for regular desktop imho. Only disadvantage would be the (bigger) size.Looking to get a home server up. A synology NAS would be perfect. Or 7700 or above intel cpu + mobo - a complete desktop in a compact cabinet is ideal.
Yeah got a slick deal on i5-9500. Got an entire cabinet around 15k. Threw out the Cheap PSU and replaced it. I'm planning on going with unraid.Take a look at proxmox + hdd pass thru + xpenology + regular desktop. Like keeping cake and eating it too. . Go for regular desktop imho. Only disadvantage would be the (bigger) size.