I know, another hardware configuration post...I'm sorry, kinda 
I'm aware that it would be difficult to say x hardware will be the best for you, but I am having issues making a decision on which direction to go.
I currently have Proxmox running on a tablet/laptop (i5-1245U, 2p/8e, 12 threads, 16gb ram, single NVME 512Gb drive). I have 3 containers running for Unifi controller, pi-hole, and home bridge. They're running smoothly. I have had one one point a Win11 VM and an Ubuntu VM running as well, and didn't have any issues with those, but there wasn't extensive use, just seeing what I could do.
My goal is to have these three containers, some type of NAS (maybe TruNAS or OMV on a VM), and move my BlueIris to this machine as well (Windows VM, 9 cameras, Codeproject.ai, Nvidia video card passed through).
The BI machine right now is a Dell SFF machine, with an i5-7500, 8Gb RAM, 500gb SATA SSD. It uses the SSD for db and new files, then after x days, moves jpgs and video files to an external USB drive for semi-long term storage. Codeproject is running on this machine as well. As it sits, connected using RDP, it's using 14% cpu and 51% memory.
I just don't have the brain power to figure out if this current tablet is enough and just get some type of external drive setup (like this one ) and attempt to pass that through (I would lose the dGPU capability, which is not the end of the world), or if the current dell/blue iris machine would be enough to do all I want with a proxmox install (I think the max memory is 32gb?). It has a B250 chipset, so it looks like the CPU upgrade options are slim. I found a Dell 3670 for a decent price, with an i7-8700. From what I can tell, that one has a B360 chipset which would offer a few more cpu upgrade options, but still limited to 32Gb memory I believe.
There are no upgrades that can be done with the tablet. CPU and Memory are not removable.
What would you do? Keep the current tablet, repurpose the existing dell, buy a refurb with some better upgrade options, or put together a machine built just for proxmox (I don't have a huge budget, but I could spare a few hundred)
Thanks for any advice you can give.
I'm aware that it would be difficult to say x hardware will be the best for you, but I am having issues making a decision on which direction to go. I currently have Proxmox running on a tablet/laptop (i5-1245U, 2p/8e, 12 threads, 16gb ram, single NVME 512Gb drive). I have 3 containers running for Unifi controller, pi-hole, and home bridge. They're running smoothly. I have had one one point a Win11 VM and an Ubuntu VM running as well, and didn't have any issues with those, but there wasn't extensive use, just seeing what I could do.
My goal is to have these three containers, some type of NAS (maybe TruNAS or OMV on a VM), and move my BlueIris to this machine as well (Windows VM, 9 cameras, Codeproject.ai, Nvidia video card passed through).
The BI machine right now is a Dell SFF machine, with an i5-7500, 8Gb RAM, 500gb SATA SSD. It uses the SSD for db and new files, then after x days, moves jpgs and video files to an external USB drive for semi-long term storage. Codeproject is running on this machine as well. As it sits, connected using RDP, it's using 14% cpu and 51% memory.
I just don't have the brain power to figure out if this current tablet is enough and just get some type of external drive setup (like this one ) and attempt to pass that through (I would lose the dGPU capability, which is not the end of the world), or if the current dell/blue iris machine would be enough to do all I want with a proxmox install (I think the max memory is 32gb?). It has a B250 chipset, so it looks like the CPU upgrade options are slim. I found a Dell 3670 for a decent price, with an i7-8700. From what I can tell, that one has a B360 chipset which would offer a few more cpu upgrade options, but still limited to 32Gb memory I believe.
There are no upgrades that can be done with the tablet. CPU and Memory are not removable.
What would you do? Keep the current tablet, repurpose the existing dell, buy a refurb with some better upgrade options, or put together a machine built just for proxmox (I don't have a huge budget, but I could spare a few hundred)
Thanks for any advice you can give.