- Apr 10, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: This Month (Can wait for better deal)
Budget Range: $400-500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Host VM's for home server (undecided on hypervisor (leaning towards Virtual Box on Win 8 or Linux, or Hyper-V running on Win 8) Basically I want a cheap way to run 4-8 VM's running various tasks with the best performance possible, along with a file server on the host they can all connect to.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts Needed:
CPU: Was thinking either i3 or Trinity chip for this build? Not sure which is better for virtualization.
Mobo: Open to anything, would like to have onboard raid, 4 Mem Slots, can handle at least 8 Sata drives.
RAM: 16GB (2x8) so I can upgrade to 32GB someday.
HD: Don't need to purchase. I have 2-3TB drives for Data Storage/Backup, 5-6 Old 80GB Sata Drives to host OS, and VHD files. Would be open to SSD, but don't think it would benefit this build to much as it will be on 24-7.
Case: Need a case, that has room for at least 8- drives, and easy access to HD's. Size doesn't matter and I am willing to go cheap here to save money.
PS: Need something efficient, since it will run 24-7.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Online Only, New Egg, Amazon, any reliable vendor with best price.
Parts Preferences: Flexible, want best performance for Virtualization.
Overclocking: Probably not
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1024x768 Minimum.
I have a bunch of old machines around the house doing various tasks at the moment, I am trying to consolidate all of them without having to reconfigure them, and also centralize all of my files. I will set the old machines up as thin clients to connect to VM's on the host machine. Basically what the best way to run a cheap home virtualization server.
Budget Range: $400-500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Host VM's for home server (undecided on hypervisor (leaning towards Virtual Box on Win 8 or Linux, or Hyper-V running on Win 8) Basically I want a cheap way to run 4-8 VM's running various tasks with the best performance possible, along with a file server on the host they can all connect to.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts Needed:
CPU: Was thinking either i3 or Trinity chip for this build? Not sure which is better for virtualization.
Mobo: Open to anything, would like to have onboard raid, 4 Mem Slots, can handle at least 8 Sata drives.
RAM: 16GB (2x8) so I can upgrade to 32GB someday.
HD: Don't need to purchase. I have 2-3TB drives for Data Storage/Backup, 5-6 Old 80GB Sata Drives to host OS, and VHD files. Would be open to SSD, but don't think it would benefit this build to much as it will be on 24-7.
Case: Need a case, that has room for at least 8- drives, and easy access to HD's. Size doesn't matter and I am willing to go cheap here to save money.
PS: Need something efficient, since it will run 24-7.
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Online Only, New Egg, Amazon, any reliable vendor with best price.
Parts Preferences: Flexible, want best performance for Virtualization.
Overclocking: Probably not
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1024x768 Minimum.
I have a bunch of old machines around the house doing various tasks at the moment, I am trying to consolidate all of them without having to reconfigure them, and also centralize all of my files. I will set the old machines up as thin clients to connect to VM's on the host machine. Basically what the best way to run a cheap home virtualization server.
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