Recommendations for new homelab server
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DannyvdM42 · 2023-12-01 17:52

Hi All,

I have a homelab server on my loft, which I want to replace. This will
be a bit of a downgrade, because it's getting old and it's
overpowered. I do have big shortage of memory.

Old: SuperMicro server i7-970 (6 x 3,2ghz) and 24GB memory

New: Synology DS723+  Ryzen R1600 (2 x 3,1ghz) and 32GB memory

This will save me a lot of costs for power and I want to decrease the
risk of the server failing.

So far, so good. More memory, less cores, more features. However, I do
want some more power at home. But for a bit of a different reason.

I always had a PC right under my desk. This has been replaced by a
laptop on top of my desk. Which results in me having cold feet in the
winter. My desk is in the middle of the room, which is the coldest
place. I want to place a secondary homelab server under my desk, which
should give me warm feet.

I'm looking for a small form factor PC/Server, because I don't have a
lot of space left under my desk. I want something with +/- 32-128GB of
memory and about 8 cores preferably. I will use this for as a
Kubernetes node for some development testing and load testing.

Now on to the real questions. How would you manage this? Shall I just
buy a case with a lot of airflow? Would you recommend AMD/Intel or do
you even have a specific CPU or chipset you would recommend? Do you
have more recommendations?

More memory is always better. If I need to choose between more memory
or a faster CPU, I will choose for more memory.

Yes, I know a heater would be more efficient. But this is more fun.

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thekrautboy · 2023-12-01 19:08

Ask a hardware sub, like /r/HomeServer or /r/Homelab etc.

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subven1 · 2023-12-02 03:15

Wrong subreddit. Please go to /r/DataHoarder or /r/sffpc