[SOLVED] Desktop Configuration for virtualization !

[Nessy_12]

I wanted to build a PC for virtualization puspose only.i will be building Labs for multiple router,switches, firewall,loadbalancer etc on Eve-NG, VMWare, or GNS3.
NOte : NO Gaming

Does the below configuration worth or i should go for lower one,

CPU :Ryzen 9 3900X,
MOBO: ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (wifi)
Memory : 32GB X 2, DDR4 3200 MHZ
Nvme SSD :1TB

 

[USAFRet]

CPU is fine.
How many simultaneous VMs will be running? How much RAM will each use?
This has implications on the amount of RAM needed.

I have 32GB. Running 3-4 VM's, hitting 20GB used is not uncommon.

 

[kanewolf]

I wanted to build a PC for virtualization puspose only.i will be building Labs for multiple router,switches, firewall,loadbalancer etc on Eve-NG, VMWare, or GNS3.
NOte : NO Gaming

Does the below configuration worth or i should go for lower one,

CPU :Ryzen 9 3900X,
MOBO: ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (wifi)
Memory : 32GB X 2, DDR4 3200 MHZ
Nvme SSD :1TB

I would also recommend adding a large HDD. You will want somewhere to keep the bootable images as you switch between different VMs. 8TB HDD

 

[Nessy_12]

CPU is fine.
How many simultaneous VMs will be running? How much RAM will each use?
This has implications on the amount of RAM needed.

I have 32GB. Running 3-4 VM's, hitting 20GB used is not uncommon.

i believe 10 to 12 VM's host (firewall virtual image) as well as other simulator (router/switch) 2 GB RAM each for each VM hosts

 

[USAFRet]

i believe 10 to 12 VM's host (firewall virtual image) as well as other simulator (router/switch)

You need more RAM.
10+ VM's leaves nothing for the host system and OS to run on.

 

[Nessy_12]

You need more RAM.
10+ VM's leaves nothing for the host system and OS to run on.

thanks for the input.. my plan is to initially use 64 GB (32GBx2), will upgrade if i feel slowness..
Any suggestion for motherboard and RAM model

 

[Nessy_12]

I would also recommend adding a large HDD. You will want somewhere to keep the bootable images as you switch between different VMs. 8TB HDD

thank you ! Yes, will add more storage .. mainly i am looking for CPU, MOBO and Memory compatibility... is it fine to go with the above configurations ?

 

[kanewolf]

thank you ! Yes, will add more storage .. mainly i am looking for CPU, MOBO and Memory compatibility... is it fine to go with the above configurations ?

I don't see any issues. Since this is a network simulation, you probably want a quad port NIC and maybe a dual port 10GE NIC.

 

[kanewolf]

I don't see any issues. Since this is a network simulation, you probably want a quad port NIC and maybe a dual port 10GE NIC.

You MIGHT consider a Threadripper build. You get a LOT more PCIe lanes and you get quad channel memory support.