Looking to get a UPS to support an upgraded homelab with around a 420W peak load with a Synology, dell Optiplex for Proxmox, etc. What would be your pick?

The Cyberpower ones are the best price but there has been concerns on here about them catching fire, especially I think the PFC ones.

Quite a few Amazon reviews and also a post on this sub complain that the Eaton ups smells bad.

And the APC one is most expensive.

These were the options I was looking at

CyberPower VP1200EILCD Value PRO 1200va/720w Tower LCD UPS, 8xIEC Outlets and AVR, Black https://amzn.eu/d/1gDMWpR £196.60

Cyberpower CP1300EPFCLCD-UK Backup UPS PFC Pure Sinewave 1300VA/780W 2 x UK Sockets 4 x IEC https://amzn.eu/d/hIPpEHx £244.12

Eaton Ellipse Pro 1200 IEC UPS - Line Interactive Uninterruptible Power Supply - ELP1200IEC - 1200VA (8 outlets IEC-C13, USB, Shutdown software) https://amzn.eu/d/guNkg1z £279.99

APC by Schneider Electric Back UPS Pro - BR1300MI - UPS 1300VA (8 IEC Outlets, LCD Interface, 1GB Dataline Protection) https://amzn.eu/d/8PTz1qj £291.59

Hi all,

See previous post for context, still trying to make up my mind on homelab hardware: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/s/GWCSZi7io2

Are there any downsides to using an Inspiron model as compute for a homelab versus as an Optiplex (which is more commonly used I think). It will be for proxmox running Plex, Home Assistant, plus 20/30-ish docker containers, etc to supplement a Synology NAS.

The options I am looking at are

Inspiron 3020 Small Desktop £534

i7 13700 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Specs

OptiPlex 7010 Tower £450

i5 13500 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Specs

The upsides of the Optiplex Model are 3x SATA3 ports vs. one SATA2 and one SATA3, full height cards, and an extra 1x PCIe slot (2 vs. 1). Are there any other upsides other than the cheaper price that I am missing?

I would intend to get a 64GB RAM kit for either of these options.

Also open to other suggestions with similarish specs.

Hi all,

Looking at getting some pre-built hardware to run Proxmox and trying to decide between the following options. What would be the best fit for running Home Assistant OS VM and docker containers/VM's for Plex, TVHeadend, Photoprism, etc. and possibly a Windows VM for miscellaneous usage? I have bulk storage in a DS1520+ NAS for media, etc. already, but I find that Plex, etc. hogs the CPU slowing everything else down. I'm leaning towards option #2 based on cost, but interested on hearing other opinions.

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Option #1 Precision 3260 Compact Form Factor (12th Gen i7, 32GB RAM):

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• i7 12700
• 1TB SSD
• 32 GB RAM

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• 2x M.2 2280
• 1x M.2 2230
• 1x PCIe x8
• SATA 3.0 slot for 2.5-inch hard drive 

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£948.00

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Option #2 OptiPlex 7010 Small Form Factor (13th Gen i5, 32GB RAM):

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• i5 13500
• 512GB SSD
• 32 GB RAM

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• 1x M.2 2280
• 1x M.2 2230
• 1x PCIe x16
• 1x PCie x1
• Two SATA 3.0 slots for 2.5-inch/3.5-inch hard drive and slim optical drive

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£612.00

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Option #3 Precision 3260 Compact Form Factor (12th Gen i5, 64 GB RAM):

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• i5 12600

• 1TB SSD

• 64 GB RAM

• 2x M.2 Long

• 1x M.2 Short

• 1x PCIe x8

• SATA 3.0 slot for 2.5-inch hard drive 

£906.00