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Recently sorta redid my network. This network has been added on starting around 2017 with my Ubiquiti Edgerouter-X and then going from there...Now in 2020 I'm using this for learning for certifications and career. I'm currently still in high school, so this lab is a nice way to learn enterprise networking and such. There is usually 55 wired devices according to UniFi, and usually 29 wireless devices. Network Components "Core Switch" - Ubiquiti Networks UniFi US-48 "Access Switch" - Cisco Catalyst 2960S-48LPS-L "Hallway AP" - Ubiquiti Networks UniFi UAP-AC-Pro "Garage AP" - Ubiquiti Networks UniFi UAP-AC-Lite "Porch AP" - Ubiquiti Networks UniFi UAP-AC-M "Living Room Switch" - Ubiquiti Networks UniFi US-8-60W VLANs 666 - Management VLAN 10.0.0.0/24 10 - VMs VLAN 10.0.10.0/24 20 - Home VLAN 10.0.20.0/24 30 - IoT VLAN 10.0.30.0/24 40 - Guest VLAN 10.0.30.0/24 69 - ONT VLAN 200 - DMZ 172.16.0.0/24 Wireless - UniFi handles wireless, the main SSID "Skynet" is WPA2-Enterprise using Active Directory from my domain controllers on VLAN 20, "Skynet IoT" is normal WPA2-PSK for IoT devices on VLAN 30, "Skynet Guest" is using VLAN 40 with UniFi captive portal. Router - My pfSense router is virtualized on ESXi-03, it has three virtual interfaces, VLAN 69 WAN twice and one trunked interface for VLANs. DHCP is also handled by pfSense. Virtualization/Servers - All servers boot from a USB 3.0 flash drive running ESXi 6.7u3 R620 ESXi-01 - Dual Xeon E5-2560s, 64GB of DDR3 ECC RAM, 3x600GB HDD 10K RPM, 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro (before the controller swap) ESXi-02 - Old gaming laptop I had, Core i7 6700HQ, 24GB of DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD 7.2K RPM, 512GB Samsung OEM NVMe ESXi-03 - Dell Inspiron, Core i5 4460, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 1TB 7.2K RPM. VMs (Oh my god so many, I should consolidate some) HOST: ESXi-01 Domain Controller #1 - Windows Server 2019 vCenter DNS1 - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Pi Hole (DNS2 is backed up on a RPi 3 for failover) GitLab - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Docker - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Home Assistant - HassOS NGINX Proxy - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Observium - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Pterodactyl - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS UniFi Controller - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS WireGuard - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Database Server - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS NGINX + PHP Web hosting - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS ShareX Image Hosting - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Utility VM - Debian 10 School Projects VM - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS HOST: ESXi-02 Domain Controller #2 - Windows Server 2019 Rocketchat - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS UNMS (UISP Ubiquiti management) - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Wiki.JS - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Invidious - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS HOST: ESXi-03 pfSense Router I only included basic wired networking in the diagram. No wireless devices are shown and there are additional wired devices on the network.

It's not a horrible OS, it's very night to use. My programs run on macOS so I'm good.

macOS does not suck. It doesn't fit your use case so it wouldn't be the best OS for you. For me, however, it would fit my usage. Gaming on a 1050Ti...it won't happen lol.

I've ran macOS as a daily driver before and it was just fine. I was able to use Discord, use Chrome, and such. My old hackintosh:

I'll run what OS I want to Plus macOS is nice for what I'll be using it for.

True, I'm waiting for benchmarks and such. But yeah if they come out I'll get them.

So I want to build a ~2.5k USD PC sometime in December ish. My main use for a new rig is mainly everyday tasks, gaming when I feel like it, and Adobe CC suite. I plan on having 2x 1440p and a 1440p 144Hz monitor. I'll upgrade to 4K later on but that's the future. Peripherals don't need to be added. I'm upgrading from a laptop with an i7 6700HQ and a 1070 that's getting a little outdated. I'd like to have 32GB of ram since I max out my 16GB sometimes. Especially when I'm running a couple of VMs and rendering stuff in Adobe Premiere Pro. I also plan on Hackintoshing this machine since I like working in macOS. But when I game and run Adobe CC I'll be in Windows. Some extra features that would be nice to have but not required: 4x 1GbE or 10GbE, a 1070 or better, and roughly ~8TB of storage. It has to be able to handle VR, since I already have a HTC Vive. I was looking at an i7 8700K and an Asus ROG Strix 1070Ti. I'm not too sure on the other parts. It doesn't have to have RGB, side window is ok, and I want a case with good cable management options.

Hmm maybe a 750W or something? @GoldenLag hmmm I'll look into it They're gonna be Windows Server and Debian VMs, one is going to be a Domain Controller the Linux one is going to be a Minecraft server. They will be running 24/7

Ok, will switch to that board, and my friends told me to get 850W in case but I'll consider it