Hi!
I'm opening this thread to ask kindly help in configuring a deskmini in my house.
I started thinking to Intel Nuc but I found Nuc are so expensive and I was looking for a cheaper solution. So i saw the AsRock A300 AMD and I think it can resolve my problems.
First of all my goal:
I need to run a series of virtual machines at the same time using VMWARE ESXI in order to always leave them active in my home and reachable from the outside (internet) .
Ideally I should run 9 VMWARE servers and a pfsense ova in front.
At the moment I have a laptop where I'm running them simultaneously without any problems. The laptop has this configuration:
Dell Precision 7530,
Processor Intel i7-8750H 2.20 GHz -
64 GB Ram -
OS: Win 10 .
I need to replicate this in a home lab so I'm thinking to a dekmini and I would like to switch to AMD (because it is less expensive) and therefore I was thinking about the ASROCK A300 AMD.
Ideally I'm thinking to this configuration:
- Case ASRock DESKMINI A300 AMD Ryzen
- Processor Ryzen 7 3700X --> or 3400G as suggested in another thread as I can use only xxxG CPU
- Sabrent Internal SSD 1TB M.2
- PHS-memory 32GB RAM
Do you think this type of configuration can be fine?
Some more info.
I'd like to have 64 GB of RAM, also because the same environment in my laptop runs at 64 GB. But since this module costs a lot I thought I would buy only one 32 GB for the moment and then, in case, add another. I had some difficulty finding a single 32 GB ram. I usually see in internet shops 2 Ram of 16. I found this one that seems to be specifically tested for the ASROCK A300 and a single module of 32GB
The SSD that I would like to put is at least 1 TB but I have no idea how to choose it. What do you recommend?
The CPU Ryzen 7 3700X I've seen is very powerful and I think the one I'm choosing is fine. BUT, talking in this site, I understood that I can only use CPU with suffix G and seems the last is the 3400G. I hope it is strong enough for my use-case
Can you help me in suggesting something/modifying something?
In case, I can also abandon the project and change completely the vendor (so, not anymore the AsRock): so please suggest me a good solution :-) I understand that I can only use processors that end with G and this thing seems to get me into trouble before I start!
Ideally I would spend 750/800 €
Really appreciate your help!!!!!
@LostEnergy @rokabeka @Jello I moved to a new post my question as suggested. Thanks
I'm opening this thread to ask kindly help in configuring a deskmini in my house.
I started thinking to Intel Nuc but I found Nuc are so expensive and I was looking for a cheaper solution. So i saw the AsRock A300 AMD and I think it can resolve my problems.
First of all my goal:
I need to run a series of virtual machines at the same time using VMWARE ESXI in order to always leave them active in my home and reachable from the outside (internet) .
Ideally I should run 9 VMWARE servers and a pfsense ova in front.
At the moment I have a laptop where I'm running them simultaneously without any problems. The laptop has this configuration:
Dell Precision 7530,
Processor Intel i7-8750H 2.20 GHz -
64 GB Ram -
OS: Win 10 .
I need to replicate this in a home lab so I'm thinking to a dekmini and I would like to switch to AMD (because it is less expensive) and therefore I was thinking about the ASROCK A300 AMD.
Ideally I'm thinking to this configuration:
- Case ASRock DESKMINI A300 AMD Ryzen
- Processor Ryzen 7 3700X --> or 3400G as suggested in another thread as I can use only xxxG CPU
- Sabrent Internal SSD 1TB M.2
- PHS-memory 32GB RAM
Do you think this type of configuration can be fine?
Some more info.
I'd like to have 64 GB of RAM, also because the same environment in my laptop runs at 64 GB. But since this module costs a lot I thought I would buy only one 32 GB for the moment and then, in case, add another. I had some difficulty finding a single 32 GB ram. I usually see in internet shops 2 Ram of 16. I found this one that seems to be specifically tested for the ASROCK A300 and a single module of 32GB
The SSD that I would like to put is at least 1 TB but I have no idea how to choose it. What do you recommend?
The CPU Ryzen 7 3700X I've seen is very powerful and I think the one I'm choosing is fine. BUT, talking in this site, I understood that I can only use CPU with suffix G and seems the last is the 3400G. I hope it is strong enough for my use-case
Can you help me in suggesting something/modifying something?
In case, I can also abandon the project and change completely the vendor (so, not anymore the AsRock): so please suggest me a good solution :-) I understand that I can only use processors that end with G and this thing seems to get me into trouble before I start!
Ideally I would spend 750/800 €
Really appreciate your help!!!!!
@LostEnergy @rokabeka @Jello I moved to a new post my question as suggested. Thanks