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thanks all for your help here, i am now going through the videos, have kept the partlist and hopefully will get some good deals around xmas/boxing day and do the build!

thanks @NelizMastr so the HBA Card and m2 SSD will go onto same motherboard and will the HDD be able to fit in the case. apologies for my silly questions, feels like now i am well into unknown waters!

thanks @NelizMastr which RAID will you recommend and how many HDD {4TB each, which model), will the Case be able to hold HDD and further expansion Also Do I need SSD M2 for OS thanks!

thanks @NelizMastr really appreciate your help. I have some more questions : At the moment I don't have a 4K TV but if i want to future proof myself and have 4K stream, then will you recommend I run Plex in the host OS so that it can use GPU {I heard some GPU support Plex or something like Plex Pass} ? I also want to be able to feed multiple streams from plex may be 2-3 at max but 1 of them 4K in future From future proofing point of view {next 5-7 yrs} will you recommend I stay with these parts or upgrade, I can be flexible on budget if it gives me that level of future proofing. I have 4-5 external USB HDD, Can I take them off from their casing and use or I have to buy new, if new which ones and what type of RAID shall i go for? Do I need a hardware RAID Card? You can see I am getting greedy now thanks!

thanks @NelizMastr, @leadeater so the better (& simpler) option would be to 1. Use Windows 10 as host OS --> Play games in it and use for kids as a separate user login , as well as be able to RDP into it from my laptop if required. 2. Use Hyper-V to host other VM's that will act as NAS. Plex streamer & decoder and lab VM's will other VM using Plex streamer & decoder face similar issue with access to GPU Also what part list will you recommend please?

thanks @NelizMastr my quote is between £600 - £1000 , based in UK, i will need gaming, how about then windows 10 pro and oracle virtual box running rest of VM's or is it a no go ? don't know about IOMMU wil google to read more but based on your comment do i need to worry about it?

Hi, This is my first attempt after last 18 yrs to assemble my home server pc, the previous one i assembled was a pentium pc and technology has moved on quite a bit. The configuration I am after is in the picture below, basically I want a VM workstation server with multiple VM's. 1. 2 Windows VM - one for gaming latest games and one for kids (scratch, office, browsing etc) - I can live with one VM and have multiple logins if needed 2. VM for NAS & Backup + Connect 7 USB external HDD via a powered USB Hub - ultimately i want to move all of data from ext. USB HDD to NAS. 3. VM for streaming media from VM#2 or HDD's 4. 3 linux VM's for home lab - learn about docker, kubernetes I need your suggestion on the server/pc configuration, the server will be in a study room under a table. I aim to build the same in xmas holidays so appreciate any response/deals where parts can be bought cheaper. thanks