Very preliminary Virtualization build

[Daringpear]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MBCs99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MBCs99/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: ATI RADEON 256MB PCI-E VIDEO CARD, 109-B62941-00, 102B6290200, 0Y103D ($2.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS ATX Full Tower Case  ($150.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Other: 2x Windows 10 ($50.00)
Other: unRAID ($60.00)
Total: $1643.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 18:41 EST-0500

 

Instead of having 2 towers in the house (we both want an upgrade), were considering creating a single computer running 2 gaming-oriented VM`s off of it. After watching Linus`s video about it, I whipped this part list up. Am I on the right track?

[reddemonoverlord]

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The only thing that i can maybe see changing is the cpu to a 8350. the only big diff is clock speed for close to 50 dollars off. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284&cm_re=8350_fx-_-19-113-284-_-Product

[kkpatel87]

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Negative. Use a Xeon 8-core processor based system...better IPC and better virtualization integration. AMD FX is a very inefficient and old tech.

[Streetguru]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MBCs9

You're going to be much better off just building 2 PCs

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Dr6zqs

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Dr6zqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($188.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.49 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $594.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 22:50 EST-0500

 

 

Negative. Use a Xeon 8-core processor based system...better IPC and better virtualization integration. AMD FX is a very inefficient and old tech.

Virtualization is the only thing AMD is good at compared to intel, it's kind of a crap shoot weather some intel parts have all the virtualization support needed.