Finally got time to update my one of my servers. 7 years ago, I made a 468.07 investment for my first dedicated home lab server (aka Goliath) and has made me the man I am today ?. This weekend provided some much-needed love to server and did some upgrades to accommodate new requirements and keep it going.
- Updated Drives
- Added additional GPU
- Replace fans
- Install VMWare ESXi
Services on Goliath had already been moved to a backup system (See Tweet), below are info on work done this weekend.
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After two weeks of ‘parts hunting’ finally got parts i need to kick off the physical building of server. Got all essential hardware for a entry level server for under $500, $468.07 to be exact. This is my minimum requirement for my server, will continue to add memory, hard drive, etc… as time goes on as i see fit.
Case: $45.00
Hard Drives $80.00
Memory $98.09
CPU/Mother board $199.99
Power Supply $44.99
Total $468.07
Below are more detailed information on the hardware.