Hi all

I’m looking to replace my old IBM M3 an M4 servers with something more modern

Use case:

• Proxmox:
  • OPNsense
  • TrueNAS
  • Plex/Jellyfin
  • Reverse proxy
  • Web servers for blogs etc
  • QBT
  • Nextcloud
  • IoT/home automation
  • A heap of linux VMs/Containers of odds and ends
  • Docker
    • arr stack
    • Dashboards
  • etc

Maybe replace the 3/4s dead laptop that is currently driving the lounge TV as well

I’m looking to hopefully replace the diskshelf at the same time and have a mix of sata and sas drives (I can carry over the HBAs for the sas)

I’ve not built a pc for nigh on 15 years so I’m a tad out of the loop.

From reading it looks like intel may be the best route and I was thinking of something like:

• Core i5 12400 or Core i5 14400
• B760M DS3H AX mATX or B660M Pro RS

I’m open to thoughts and ideas of what id doable

Edit: The IBM M4 runs E5-2650 v2 and 96GB ram

The M3 runs dual xeon 5xxx and has about 60BG ram and is only used for testing/play and is seldom powered up