[Guide] Remote Gaming on Unraid

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Hi guys, first post here as well and finally decided to jump into unraid and getting my parts together. I have been doing a bunch of reddit, reading, youtube videos, unraid forum, and LTT forum readings. Also went to chat with some technical experts but could not get consensus:

My ideal parts:

  • Ryzen 3900X or 3900XT
  • Gigabyte Aorus Master X570 - got it
  • 4 x Corsair LPX Vengeance 16GB 3200Mhz memory - got it
  • Nvidia 3080 if an when it is available
  • 2 x WD SN750 black 1TB NVME - got it
  • 4 x Seagate Baraccuda Pro 10TB - got it
  • Fractal Design 7 casing - got it
  • Corsair H1000x or H1200x (out of stock - would 1000w be plenty enough?)
  • The recommended HDMI dummy plug - got it
  • Samsung 32GB bar USB as recommended - got it

Use case:

  • W10 Gaming VM (would I even be able to run FS 2020 inside a VM as an example?) with 3080 GPU passthrough (6-8 cores)
  • Emby Docker with HW transcoding through the Ryzen 3900X CPU - 2 to 3 1080p transcoding from HEVC source. Maybe 1 to 2 4K transcode from HEVC source.
  • Radarr, Sonarr, Jackett, Transmission dockers.
  • Rsync with remote NAS to do offsite backup on some data
  • PieHole (never tried it yet)
  • VPN Server
  • Automated photobackup from IOS and Android devices

I stated the details above as my questions below could not get any clear answers:

  1. Would a Ryzen 3900X Unraid build (such as this guide has detailed), produce a reasonably stable system? Or would swapping over to an Intel 10900K produce longer uptime? I have heard INtel 10900K is easy to setup but also heard many successful Ryzen builds.

  2. An Intel 10900k will allow me to use QuickSync for Emby/Plex encoding but I was recommended to get a dedicated GPU for transcoding (GTX 1660 or higher). Would Ryzen build with dual GPU relatively easy to setup? I have seen LinustechTips recent Youtube video on his couple’s gaming PC and he could not get a dual GPU Ryzen system to work - which is worrisome - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1245279-we-made-the-perfect-couples-pc/

  3. Any chance (hopefully from JDM_WAAAT) on a Ryzen DUal GPU guide? Or someone point me to the right direction to start reading more?

Thank you for any feedback.