Building a New home server for self hosting, home assistant, plex, file storage, open-webui, frigate, and some ai training

[quiet98k]

Budget (including currency): $3000 USD

Country: united states

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: New home server for self hosting, home assistant, plex, file storage, open-webui, frigate, and some ai training

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Hey everyone! I'm working on a dual-purpose upgrade within a $3000 budget and would appreciate feedback or suggestions on optimizing. Here's what I'm aiming for

 

My requirement for home server

• * be able to run AI/ML applications like open-webui, frigate, and light model training
• * home assistant
• * plex server(4k with hardware transcoding)
• * 24/7 uptime with decently quiet (server stays in study room)
• * OS: ubuntu server
• * no RGB required
• * no need for Wi-Fi The below is the setup charGPT gave me, but it's way over my budget
• * I'm not sure if I need a rackmount chesis now, since I'll be moving in 3 months and I'll buy a rack after that.

Below is the partial setup that chatGPT gave me, but it's way over my budget

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nyv8mC

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($385.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($139.94 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($259.99 @ Abt) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive 
Storage: Western Digital Red Plus 10 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red Plus 10 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red Plus 10 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB Video Card  ($1000.00) 
Total: $2514.89

 

Upgrade for gaming PC

I would like to sell my current 3070 and get a better GPU that allow me to play modern AAA games with 2k-60fps

below is my current gaming pc setup

CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive 
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB Video Card 
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 

[Needfuldoer]

3 hours ago, quiet98k said:

Below is the partial setup that chatGPT gave me,

Please don't take advice from ChatGPT. It's fancy autocomplete, not an all-knowing oracle.

 

Build a new gaming PC with a 3090 and AM5 motherboard, sell your 3070, and use your old gaming PC's parts for your new home server. Do your AI stuff on the new gaming PC.

 

You'll get more storage for your money if you buy recertified drives from a vendor like ServerPartDeals, just get an extra to keep as a "cold spare".

[quiet98k]

On 4/24/2025 at 2:18 AM, Needfuldoer said:

Do your AI stuff on the new gaming PC

I might need my server to run my AI applications like open-webui and frigate, I also need a GPU for PLEX decoding. They need to run 24/7.  I'm not sure if I can do that in my server without a gpu

[brob]

2 hours ago, quiet98k said:

I might need my server to run my AI applications like open-webui and frigate, I also need a GPU for PLEX decoding. They need to run 24/7.  I'm not sure if I can do that in my server without a gpu

 

Can you not use Quick Sync in an Intel iGPU for decoding?

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor  ($338.59 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.94 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte Z890 EAGLE WIFI7 ATX LGA1851 Motherboard  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte EAGLE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card  ($899.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1844.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-25 17:53 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-14700 2.1 GHz 20-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.94 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Patriot Venom 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte EAGLE OC SFF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card  ($899.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1815.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-04-25 17:54 EDT-0400