The way I have always approached this sort of thing is by breaking it down. Start with writing out what we you want to achieve, then break that down into what the requirements are, then once you have all the requirements broken down, look at future proofing a portion of your needs into the future you want to cover. Then break all that down into the hardware requirements you need and then and only then start looking at hardware available and what their offerings are. Check the manufacturers website for proper specs (Can't stress that enough like you did Frank), and then write out what you are buying and why and double check it all against your needs/wants/future-proofing. Then purchase, build, and enjoy. The power requirements are definitely a factor. I've seen so much efficiency wasted that it caused so much consumption that you could have had a 30% better server over time because of all the wasted power consumption, not to mention heat that then caused further consumption because A/C was required or required more often. It can be overwhelming, but also can be easy if you break it all down into smaller steps. Planning, planning, revising the plan, planning some more then pulling the trigger on the purchases and the build. That has been my experiences for myself and my family/friends/side-gig customers I've done this for.
it's actually even more confusing, 1) some motherboards have reduced features depending on cpu used - for ex. Ryzen 5700G on its own doesn't support PCIe gen4 at all 2) all the motherboard "chipset" connectivity is limited to (usually) PCIe x4 link to a cpu, so you get heavy bottlenecks, when for ex. simultaneously using onboard chipset LAN, chipset M.2 SSD, chipset SATA SSDs, and chipset USB-C as backup 3) some PCIe cards have own internal lane switching, so they may not need bifurcation support at all, and can operate with less PCIe lanes - for ex. Sonnet 8x4 card can run 8x NVME SSDs but even when not plugged in x16 slot (obviously the total speed of the SSDs combined will be capped by slot)
@@WunderTechTutorials looking forward to next vids, home servers are fun nowadays when people are obsessed with throwing away PCs that don't meet W11 requirements :D
Very informative. Lots of good information. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Tony. Really appreciate you watching - hope all is well.
The way I have always approached this sort of thing is by breaking it down. Start with writing out what we you want to achieve, then break that down into what the requirements are, then once you have all the requirements broken down, look at future proofing a portion of your needs into the future you want to cover. Then break all that down into the hardware requirements you need and then and only then start looking at hardware available and what their offerings are. Check the manufacturers website for proper specs (Can't stress that enough like you did Frank), and then write out what you are buying and why and double check it all against your needs/wants/future-proofing. Then purchase, build, and enjoy. The power requirements are definitely a factor. I've seen so much efficiency wasted that it caused so much consumption that you could have had a 30% better server over time because of all the wasted power consumption, not to mention heat that then caused further consumption because A/C was required or required more often. It can be overwhelming, but also can be easy if you break it all down into smaller steps. Planning, planning, revising the plan, planning some more then pulling the trigger on the purchases and the build. That has been my experiences for myself and my family/friends/side-gig customers I've done this for.
Great input! Thanks for sharing and for watching!
Thank you. You gave some good points i didnt consider yet like check the MB in more detail.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
it's actually even more confusing,
1) some motherboards have reduced features depending on cpu used - for ex. Ryzen 5700G on its own doesn't support PCIe gen4 at all
2) all the motherboard "chipset" connectivity is limited to (usually) PCIe x4 link to a cpu, so you get heavy bottlenecks, when for ex. simultaneously using onboard chipset LAN, chipset M.2 SSD, chipset SATA SSDs, and chipset USB-C as backup
3) some PCIe cards have own internal lane switching, so they may not need bifurcation support at all, and can operate with less PCIe lanes - for ex. Sonnet 8x4 card can run 8x NVME SSDs but even when not plugged in x16 slot (obviously the total speed of the SSDs combined will be capped by slot)
Great points! Thanks for the comment!
@@WunderTechTutorials looking forward to next vids, home servers are fun nowadays when people are obsessed with throwing away PCs that don't meet W11 requirements :D
Thanks I’ll go for a cheap n100 mini pc.
I’m not stupid,but… that gives me a headache just thinking about it 😱😂
It's a very dry topic because, yes, I totally agree - it does give you a headache!
You forgot to discuss what you made you choose AMD and forgot to mention intel CPU as a choice for your processor.
At the time, I wanted to use ECC memory and ECC support was pretty broad with AMD and less so with Intel.
I think your home server is underpowered lol!
Hah! New one coming soon!