ServeTheHome | Perfect 1L Homelab in 3 Upgrade Tiers Project TinyMiniMicro @ServeTheHomeVideo | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 minutes ago.
We take a 35W 1L PC from HP and do three levels of customization. We have a base low-cost option for upgrades. We have a Tier 1 upgrade package with 2.5GbE, fast PCIe Gen4 NVMe storage, and 64GB of memory. We then go all the way to a Tier 2 upgrade package with 10Gbase-T, 8TB of NVMe with ZFS, and even 96GB of memory. We then swap from Windows 11 Pro to Proxmox VE 8 to make this Project TinyMiniMicro node the ultimate Intel Core #Homelab virtualization node.

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Where to Find The Unit We Purchased
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- Mushkin Redline 96GB DDR5 Memory: fave.co/441xl2t
- Crucial 64GB DDR5 Memory: amzn.to/441xYJn
- Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 4TB NVMe SSD: amzn.to/3r6A5wU
- Low-cost/ Power/ Performance Crucial NVMe SSD: amzn.to/3PzPiRb
- Hasivo 8x 10Gbase-T Switches: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEr1Vd3
- HP 2.5GbE Flex IO NIC: fave.co/3PBRl7y
- HP 10GbE Flex IO NIC: fave.co/3pjagt3
- Innodisk M.2 10Gbase-T NIC: amzn.to/42ZxGBj
- HP Elite Mini 600 G9 on eBay: fave.co/3PHE7G2
- Beelink GTR7: amzn.to/3pqx6id
- Sonnet 10Gbase-T Thunderbolt 3: amzn.to/3PwaOpV

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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
01:13 Tier 0 - Base Configuration
02:30 Tier 1 - 64GB, 4TB, 2.5GbE
05:52 Tier 3 - 96GB, 8TB, 10Gbase-T 10GbE
09:39 Proxmox VE 8 Setup as a Virtualization Host
13:11 Power Consumption and Noise
14:07 Other Ideas for Cheap 10Gbase-T Switches and Using Mini PCs
17:17 Wrap-up

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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- Mushkin Redline 96GB DDR5 Memory: servethehome.com/mushkin-redline-96gb-2x-48gb-ddr5-5600-sodimm-non-binary-upgrade-kit
- Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review: servethehome.com/sabrent-rocket-4-plus-1tb-m-2-nvme-ssd-review-this-is-fast
- HP Flex IO 2.5GbE NIC: servethehome.com/hp-elitedesk-mini-2-5gbe-flex-io-v2-nic-intel-i225-m74416-001
- Beelink GTR7 Review: youtu.be/J5NWsRjmSXg

HP Units
- HP Elite Mini 600 G9: youtu.be/YP99uBwBXeQ
- HP Elite Mini 800 G9: youtu.be/bPs5XGBoXr0
- HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini: youtu.be/o416e0iyE30
- HP EliteDesk 805 G6 Mini: youtu.be/10ccfPU2A0I
- HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini: youtu.be/QdEf-dXl-_Y

Dell Units
- Dell OptiPlex 7000 Micro: youtu.be/AQuYhUvQIPQ
- Dell OptiPlex 7090 Micro: youtu.be/-ieQPGrbDfE
- Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro: youtu.be/5mTUTX4QNkg
- Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro: youtu.be/Ozzq_99Z3kw
- Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro: youtu.be/RZMf_DnRvq8
- Dell OptiPlex 3070 Micro: youtu.be/rJ0zXRWeSPs
- Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro: youtu.be/Ureon327LrE

Lenovo Units
- Lenovo PSB Locking Ryzen CPUs: youtu.be/KAVlHy05XzM
- Lenovo M90q Tiny: youtu.be/GTl8fiKEr8g
- Lenovo M90q Tiny Gen2: youtu.be/7zwZ1zVW9Xk
- Lenovo M80q Tiny: youtu.be/4_4Ulnfk0Sc
- Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Tiny: youtu.be/ztn7VjNzY7k
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2): youtu.be/Kr1tD6TEnek