Need help picking a CPU

[Matt1309]

Hi I'm looking to build a home server and need some help selecting a CPU for the following uses:

 

File sharing/NAS (smb,afp,ftp,webdav), planning 4x2tb in raid 5 (software raid)

HTPC in virtual machine with GPU passthrough

Apache with server monitoring software and online calendar

Small home email server

mumble server

small game servers from time to time.

tv tuner card to turn dvb-t into iptv and also remote tv recording.  

ideally enough computing power left over to run the odd extra test vm from time to time. 

 

features added in future

Use as NVR using zoneminder no more than 8 cameras. 

 

 

My budget is ideally £700-£1000 (~$894-$1276)

 

First question is xeon worth it for my usages (ecc, virtualisation)?

Second question (assuming yes to 1.) Am i better off going for something like a brand new e3-1220v5 or an old e5 for the higher core count?

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've struggled to understanding how to compare xeons (and CPU's in general tbh), any advice on where to learn is also appreciated. 

 

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Do you need new? 

 

Id probably just get a used server, like a dell r720. Should be in your budget.

 

but really, for those needs, a i3 will be fine. It has ecc if you want it. 

 

What os? look at something like proxmox so you can run vms.

 

Id get bigger drives, like 8tb ones and then expand it later.