1st homelab build

[Creaky]

I have decided to build myself a rackmount PC/Server to use for learning with. I will be using Proxmox for the OS.

 

I will be running a few VM's on the system such as

1. Pi-hole

2. Plex server

3. Web server for development

4. Other VM's for testing

 

I already have a SSD & WD Red 2TB drive for local storage, mass storage will be a NAS I already have. The system will be going in a 2u short depth chasis i already have and I need the system to be as quiet as possible.

 

I've been looking at motherboard's and CPU's to use and come up with this list, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/q7cP7W

 

Are there any Issues with the choices or anything need changing? Any other recommendations?

[Sir Asvald]

Here is a much better system. Cheaper as well. An additional 16gb as well

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  (£189.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£104.80 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£113.61 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£113.61 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £521.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-22 18:23 BST+0100

[Razor Blade]

If you were to go with Ryzen, here is something to consider if you're going to run something like Hyper-V for your virtualization.

 

 

Also if you're going for quiet and rack mounting is a must, maybe consider 4U since you'll be able to fit much larger (and quieter) fans. 2U cases can only fit something like an 80mm fan.

[Creaky]

18 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

Here is a much better system. Cheaper as well. An additional 16gb as well

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor  (£189.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£104.80 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£113.61 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£113.61 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £521.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-22 18:23 BST+0100

Never used AMD so will take a look at that list, thanks.

 

17 hours ago, Razor Blade said:

If you were to go with Ryzen, here is something to consider if you're going to run something like Hyper-V for your virtualization.

 

 

Also if you're going for quiet and rack mounting is a must, maybe consider 4U since you'll be able to fit much larger (and quieter) fans. 2U cases can only fit something like an 80mm fan.

I already have the 2u case so will stick with it for a while and see how it goes. Problem is the cabinet it's going in is only short depth, any case needs to be around 350mm depth.