CPU Recommendation for VM Server - eviltoast

Hey all!

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Hope you all are doing well, I’m looking to build out my current homelab which is two mini PCs that I salvaged from my employer (one was a Intel OPS PC and the other a lenovo M93 Micro) paired with a linksys router (I forget the model)

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I was looking at 1st and 2nd gen Threadripper chips (specifically 1950x and 2950x) and wanted to know what you all recommend.

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I want the pcie lanes so I can pick up another graphics card (in addition to my current 1060) and some nvme cards.

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  • ttkciar@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Older Xeon systems (v3, v4) give you oodles of cores, main memory channels, and PCIe lanes. Single-threaded performance isn’t great, but for multi-threaded workloads they’re great value for the money and power.

    Compare those threadripper systems to R730, T7910, and T7810, with E5-2680 and E5-2690 processors, and see which makes sense to you and your use-case.

    • Revolios@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The prices don’t seem to be competitive with the Epyc chips mentioned above.

      Still a nice mention as I come in contact with these every once in a while.

      Regarding the pre built systems I didnt mention I’m tight on space. Max depth of my rack is 20 inches. I can increase the height of a custom system and thats the plan.

    • Revolios@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Hold up, I stand corrected. These prebuilts come with a nice amount of hardware alone.

      Interesting, this is going to be a tough decision

      Thanks! 🙏

      Where do you get your information?