i posted this on linux instance, ill copy it to here too.
Hi, so I want to building a pc for a home server (?) or NAS. I dont really know whats the most appropriate term but what I intend to build is a one pc for my household. currently my requirement is one work 'pc' capable of heavy 3d modeling one light work pc. two 4k gaming tvs. (they most likely wont be used at the same time)
my knowledge of technical stuff is bretty basic so please be patient with me.
before, i used my steam deck to stream my work pc using parsec but i thought i just want to jump all in on linux and using vm to use more niche 3d softwares.
my budget is flexible as long as i dont need to use enterprise hardware. also i heard nvidia is not good for linux so i'd like to confirm if that is still the case as im thinking of using 5090 if not, i hope amd releases an equivalent capable card or if any according my quick research suggest.
as for linux, the only distro (?) i ever used is the steam deck one and i love it. im not a programmer or even remotely capable one so i'd like to avoid anything that has to be manually typing commands at terminal but im open to surface level tinkering.
thank you for your time
You're looking at a server but correct me if I'm wrong but there is a difference in graphics cards that you would use for heavy 3d modeling and gaming so you'd have to choose which is the most important of the two.
That said I feel as though this is why people generally have a gaming PC and then say a PC which is used for home entertainment.
I personally have a NAS on my network, just basic with 2TB of storage which is used by home devices to backup important stuff and host media, a media PC for the main TV, a gaming PC and then my work laptop.
Of course some sort of all in one system which can do it all and is running VM's for separate functions sounds awesome but that would surely be very expensive. On top of this have you ever heard the fans which come on servers? Good luck finding somewhere to put a server in your house which is going to stay cool enough that it doesn't overheat and somewhere where the noise isn't an issue.
that does make sense, thank you for your input i'll try to figure what exactly i needed and put everything into consideration