Help in building a home lab server for virtualization

[jeanoyaji]

Hello guys!

I am looking to build my first PC, for mainly virtualization as home lab server. Also for video editing, but I have next to no experience when it comes to shopping for the right fit. I want to use Linux as my operationg system mainly for using KVM as virtualization. I want to run five or eight virtual kvm's at the same time with different OS's. I appreciate any help and suggestions

 

[Hellfire13]

A budget could have helped, but basically you will need a beefy cpu with higher core count for the multiple KVMs you are going to run as well as a decent card for the video editing part. I have included a card that can accommodate all kind of editing needs, but if that part of the functionality is not as demanding for you, you can scale down to a less powerful card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($132.46 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($132.46 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($234.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($519.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1706.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 17:49 EDT-0400

 

[jeanoyaji]

Thank you. But as you know I am not going to use windows microsoft os instead I am going to use Linux as an os. linux distros has a problem with AMD and Invidia because of drivers. Can you propose another CPU that help in mutli kvm

 

[Hellfire13]

According to this thread, there are not major issues with Ryzen for Linux. Ofcourse Intel Xeon processors are even better for that kind of server setting, but it also comes with a price. Same for the Quadro cards.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/67fwvj/how_is_ryzen_with_linux/

 

[jeanoyaji]

any Intel Xeon processors suggestion rather than AMD

 

[Hellfire13]

Something like this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($408.89 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X99A TOMAHAWK ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($189.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($234.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB D5 6G Video Card ($279.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1429.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 18:39 EDT-0400

 

[jeanoyaji]

CPU: Intel - Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8-Core Processor

don't you think 2.1 GHz is too slow and The "Gigabyte issues are mostly isolated to Ubuntu" from reddit

 

[Hellfire13]

Thats what i mentioned earlier. There are no major issues with Ryzen except a few isolated cases here and there. Also there has been several firmware and bios updates since those postings, and support has been top notch with regular patches to fix most of the anomalies.
Thing is, you have not mentioned any budget, so I am trying to suggest parts as cheap as possible. The more you spend, the better it gets.
Do you have any set budget for this???

 

[deepn3lue]

Something like this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($408.89 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X99A TOMAHAWK ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($189.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($234.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB D5 6G Video Card ($279.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1429.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-31 18:39 EDT-0400

Im also interested in a similar setup.

Based on the previous notes. "Hellfire13" can you suggest a similar setup based on an intel cpu but a stronger one, with atleast 3.0ghz (something to match the ryzen), and also a graphics card , compatible with Linux

My budget is 1500$ +/-

Thanks,.