Many people with setups similar to ours have been using mini-PCs as “microservers” for years or have modified them for specific purposes, such as firewalls (pfSense). Lenovo models […]
Mini-PC Server #2:
Existing Hardware
The timing of this upgrade is really bad: good SSDs are very expensive, high-capacity RAM modules are practically unaffordable, and everything else is more expensive and harder to […]
Mini-PC Server #1:
Prolog
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’ve always been a fan of the wide variety of mini-PCs from different manufacturers and generations available on the (refurbished) market. Whether […]
Upgrades for the AtomStack A5 Pro
It’s been a few weeks since I got the laser engraver, and everything I ordered has arrived. Some things turned out differently than expected, as is often the […]
TR-Server #7:
Conclusion
The server has now been in use for some time as needed and has revealed its strengths and weaknesses. Overall, I am very satisfied, although Proxmox and Debian […]
TR-Server #6:
The Home of the Hardware
From the outset, I wanted a 4U case to ensure sufficient space. After deciding on a 4U-4129-L from Inter-Tech (called Rosewill outside of Europe)* and receiving it, I […]
TR-Server #5:
Expansion cards
All slots on the motherboard are occupied. The following graphics cards are installed: Zotac Geforce GT 710 Palit Geforce GTX 1070 Dual Nvidia Geforce GTX Titan X Purpose […]
TR-Server #3:
Memory and PSU
Once the basics are clear, RAM must be procured. ECC would be possible, but it is significantly more expensive and harder to find than normal, unbuffered RAM. So […]