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Planning on building an "AIO" Rig for Workstation/Server/Streaming/Multiple-VM and was wondering what parts to pick.

This also serves as a learning opportunity for me in building/creating said RIG for experimental purposes.

 

My reasons are as follows:

Workstation: Rendering, Video editing, Photoshop, Coding, etc.

Server: Plex Server that can stream to at least 3 devices at the same time at 1080p

Streaming: Not sure how i'm supposed to do this but I'm guessing have my Gaming Rig connected to this new workstation and let it stream from there ?.

Multiple-VM: As of now will just run multiple instances of Blue Stacks

 

Note that the said RIG will be operational 24/7(as much as possible) especially for the Server/VM side

I do not know how to word this properly but the heaviest workload of this RIG might be "streaming + 3 devices PLEXing + 3 instances of bluestacks" all at the same time

I'm also thinking of saving space so I might just do a remote desktop to said RIG using my Gaming Rig.

Budget is entirely flexible since i'm not in a rush as i am really into the experimentation unless my wallet will bleed ?.

 

Currently have these parts lying around:

GPU: GTX 1060 6GB (will be using)

Monitor: ZOWIE RL2455

Capture Card: Elgato HD60 Pro (might be using)

 

Not sure what to pick for the following:

CPU: ??? (leaning towards Threadripper because of bang for buck)

MOBO: ??? (Always a Team Blue, this will be my first Team Red build)

PSU: ??? (Not sure what my power requirements will be)

CASE: ??? (Anything that will fit this thing)

OS: Windows 10

 

*NOTE: I'm SUPER open to learning new things/set-ups/software/mods/etc ?

*BIG GIGANTIC NOTE: I do not have the luxury of having the best places to buy(yes, even shipping is not an option for me) and will be hunting for any of your recommended parts as much as possible ?

Edited by JLu27

Gaming Rig:

CPU: i7-7700  

GPU: Asus DUAL-GTX1060-O3G 

RAM: VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400MHz 

MOBO: STRIX Z270H GAMING

HDD: 2TB Western Digital Blue, 1TB Western Digital Black   

SSD: 240GB Western Digital Green

Monitor: ZOWIE XL2411 144Hz

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