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Mașini virtuale
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Rezumat · Smart build — best all-round≈ €2,747

Cerințe vs acest build

necesar · folosit

Nuclee CPU	14 / 14	100%	Plin
RAM	96 / 128 GB	75%	OK
Stocare	5 / 8 TB	63%	OK
GPU	Dedicat

Consum

Utilizare: 24/7
Repaus: 58 W
Tipic: 144 W
Vârf: 278 W
Energie / an: ≈ €316
Pe 3 ani: ≈ €948

Scor

General73

Performanță75

Eficiență52

Valoare60

De ce această variantă

Alege-o dacă

Balances your priorities with a 2747€ price tag and a 58W idle draw.

Ce sacrifică

Not specialized: it does not push any single dimension (value, silence, expansion) to the extreme.

Cum au fost alese piesele

Intel Core i5 14500: 14 cores / 20 threads covers the 14 cores needed with headroom.
Motherboard Intel B760 (LGA 1700): matches the CPU socket and case size.
RAM: 128GB DDR5,DDR4 — meets the 96GB the workload requires.

De ce nu celelalte

All variants are close; the winner matches your priorities best.

Înainte să cumperi

Nimic critic de rezolvat înainte să cumperi.

Performanță75

Valoare60

Eficiență52

Extensibilitate90

Silențiozitate50

Longevitate82

Fiabilitate60

Global73

Scor viitor-proof

Viitor-proof puternic

74/100

Strong future-proofing (74/100) — this build should stay relevant for years without major surgery.

Upgrade path75

DIY build — the CPU, motherboard and PSU can each be upgraded independently without replacing the whole system.

Expansion100

Expansion headroom: 2 PCIe slot(s), 5 M.2, 4 SATA, 2 drive bay(s), 0 RAM slot(s) free.

Storage growth90

Storage is 63% utilized with 2 free drive bay(s) and 4 free SATA port(s).

Memory growth20

0 RAM slot(s) free; memory is 75% utilized.

Networking80

Networking is 2500 Mbps, and a free PCIe slot can add a faster NIC later.

Replacement ease90

ATX form factor with standard, socketed components — most parts are easy to replace.

Workload change65

A 8GB GPU is present — AI and transcoding workloads are covered.

Homelab Risk Score

Risc scăzut

21/100

Low risk (21/100) — sensible redundancy and headroom; no single point of failure is exposed.

low

Single point of failure

No primary data stored on this system, so a drive failure has low impact.Soluție: Keep backups for any data you do add later.

low

Storage risk

Solid-state storage — no moving parts, low mechanical failure risk.Soluție: For an always-on system, prefer NAS/CMR-rated drives; monitor SMART and replace before the warranty ends.

high

Data loss risk

2 drive(s) with no redundancy — a single SSD/controller failure can still lose data.Soluție: Add redundancy and an off-site/off-box backup for anything irreplaceable.

low

Power risk

PSU is 550W, peak load 278W (51%).Soluție: PSU sizing leaves healthy headroom for spikes and future parts.

low

Network risk

Single 2500 Mbps NIC — a switch/port failure takes the box fully offline, and multi-user media can saturate 2500 Mbps.Soluție: Consider a second NIC or a managed switch; for heavy media, plan for 2.5/10G before the build.

low

Expansion risk

2 PCIe, 5 M.2, 4 SATA, 2 bays free.Soluție: Healthy room for future drives, NICs and accelerators.

low

Upgrade risk

2024 platform — current generation with a forward-looking socket/feature set.Soluție: Buy for the workload, not the socket — upgrade paths are a bonus, not a guarantee.

Audit final al build-ului

Audit passed (0 critical, 0 warning) — mostly optional and future considerations remain.

3 Opțional2 Viitor

Opțional

Back up what you keep

No data pool on this build: a drive failure costs a reinstall, not your files.Acțiune: Keep saves, configs and projects in a cloud or external backup.storage

Opțional

Add a UPS

An always-on server holding data should survive power blips.Acțiune: Add a line-interactive UPS sized for the build's peak draw (≥ 10 min at typical load for a clean shutdown).power

Opțional

Keep a backup off-box

Redundancy inside the box does not survive fire, theft or a whole-array fault.Acțiune: Mirror the important data to an external drive, a second box, or cloud.storage

Viitor

Drive bays remain

2 drive bay(s) free for future capacity.Acțiune: Expand capacity in pairs (mirror/parity) when needed.storage

Viitor

PCIe slot available

2 free PCIe slot(s) for a NIC, HBA or GPU later.Acțiune: Use it for a 10G NIC, extra HBA, or an accelerator when the need appears.expansion

Ce devine limită

RAM is maxed out is the most likely thing to date this build within 1-2y.

1-2y

RAM is maxed out

De ce: All RAM slots are used and the workload already sits at 75% — the next memory need means replacing kits or a new build.Ce să faci: Buy a single larger kit now, or plan the RAM for the full lifecycle.

1-2y

CPU is the next bottleneck

De ce: The CPU runs at 100% of capacity — new services or more users will hit the wall first.Ce să faci: Consider a stronger CPU within the same socket generation while it is still cheap.

3-5y

Storage growing

De ce: 63% of capacity in use — comfortable today, tighter over a few years.Ce să faci: Plan the growth curve; keep at least one bay free for the next drive.

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Jocuri pe acest sistem

FPS estimat la presetul Medium cu un GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT GAMING OC 8G GDDR6 și un Intel Core i5 14500.
Joc	1080p	1440p	4K
Grand Theft Auto V	~300	~300	~275
Baldur's Gate III	~150	~85	~50
Red Dead Redemption 2	~95	~70	~30
Cyberpunk 2077	~75	~55	~25
Elden Ring	~110	~65	~45

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