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