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by P1257 Posted on: 3/7/2022Build Description
To run Unraid and allow passthrough of PCI devices! Went with Asus TUF motherboard (versus cheapest B660 Microcenter sold) to in theory get better VRM for any future, higher core count, CPU upgrade. That said, at six cores the i5-12400 already has two more cores than the i7-3770k it replaced. Primary reason for upgrading was to have VT-d support for device passthrough to VMs.
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VT-D support on i5-12400 to enable device passthrough.
Intel Core i5-12400 Alder Lake 2.5GHz Six-Core LGA 1700 Boxed Processor - Intel Stock Cooler Included
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$169.99
Only had a few days but so far a nice upgrade over i7-3770k
ASUS B660M-PLUS TUF Gaming WiFi D4 Intel LGA 1700 microATX Motherboard
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$179.99
Radeon 6950
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$180.00
Showing it's age but still functions fine.
G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 PC4-25600 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3200C16D-32G - Black
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$124.99
XFS 650W
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$80.00
Inland Professional 256GB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA 3.0 6 GBps 2.5 Inch 7mm Internal Solid State Drive
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$29.99