My homelab runs 24/7, it has low power consumption, can easily be moved in case of relocation and it’s silent.
These were three of the key factors I set out before I ended up in the Intel NUCs market. For now, it covers most of the lab’s scenarios.
Compute
Hyper-V #1: Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH
OS: Hyper-V Server 2016
RAM: Kingston HyperX 32 GB (2×16) DDR4 Kit
DISK01: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB SSD
DISK02: Crucial MX300 525 GB m.2 SSD
USB NIC: TP-Link UE-300 USB 3.0
Hyper-V #2: Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH
OS: Hyper-V Server 2016
RAM: Corsair Value Select 32 GB (2×16) DDR4 Kit
DISK01: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120 GB SSD
DISK02: Crucial MX300 525 GB m.2 SSD
USB NIC: TP-Link UE-300 USB 3.0
Storage
Server: HP Proliant Microserver G8 G1610T
OS: Windows Server 2012 R2
RAM: 6 GB (4+2) DDR3
DISK01: Kingston HyperX Fury SSD 120 GB
DISK02: Western Digital Red 3 TB
DISK03: Western Digital Blue 1 TB
Network
Router: Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X, 4-Port Gigabit Router
Switch: TP-Link TL-SG10SE 5-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch
