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Good Day everyone,
Linus and Anthony showed in one of there last videos, how to setup an "side-by-side VM - 32:9 Monitor"
This is a great idea and something that would fit perfectly in my wish PC
So I want to create a "plan" for my future setup; and because I have fun doing this, I created a diagram with draw.io
I think this makes it easyer to understand what I want to built:

 

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What I expect from this:
- More Secure with VMs (almost no added lag or greater performance impact ?)
- Easy to update, upgrade and replace parts and software
- Fast i/o with programms and games and Temp-files on SSD-Raid (only through lan to PC) (Internal connection possible ? PCIE-to-PCIE ?)
- Semi fast but very reliable HDD-Raid for backups and finished projects and Media (20 TB accessable 40 TB in total) (Share within the same Wifi as router ?)
- Stream one VM to TV (toggle between or atleast Windows only) (Miracast ?) 
- Ofcourse the display (and a software to share keyboard and mouse) does all the magic, bringing it together (I just HOPE this is reliable enough for day-to-day work, gaming and fun projects)
- a price around 3500-4000€ + Display (Therefor the "plan"; buying the PC first, than storage, than server, than display ?)


Dreams:
- Get a X68000 Case and fitting everything perfectly, a similiar modern case, or DIY!

 

So, would this work the way I think it does? Are there any big misconceptions on my side? Or do you think this would be stupid because ...?
What's important: that it works in the end

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5 minutes ago, Sekkai said:

 

Why do you need such a thing in the first place rather than 2 separate machines? Like a normal PC + FreeNAS box?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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@Streetguru 

I need a powerfull enough PC and lots of storage, I want to access some data very quick, and some can be on the slower drives, but need to be reliable for a decade, also I want to access my media wireless on TV

I need to buy a storage rig anyway, so I can built my own powerfull NAS/server that needs only an upgrade every decade or if something goes wrong

the wireless NAS is more of a feature in this case

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8 minutes ago, Sekkai said:

 

More than likely go to the level 1 techs forums where people do this kinda stuff more often.

But a NAS is maybe going to last 4-5 years? Because the hard drives are likely to fail in one way or another running 24/7 for that long.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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Oh okay, I will try it there too, I still hope though that some people here have experience with this kind of builds

 

I did not expect that it would only last 4-5y in a 24/7 week.. But the good thing is that it doesnt need to be 24/7, I could set a timer if I go to work or thinks like this.. hoping this increases the reliability

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7 minutes ago, Sekkai said:

@Streetguru

Oh okay, I will try it there too, I still hope though that some people here have experience with this kind of builds

 

I did not expect that it would only last 4-5y in a 24/7 week.. But the good thing is that it doesnt need to be 24/7, I could set a timer if I go to work or thinks like this.. hoping this increases the reliability

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-q1-2019/

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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