How to choose your first home server! - Cheap and powerful home server!

You already know the value and benefits of having a home server for #homelabbing or #selfhosting. But knowing what to choose for your first home server can be a daunting task! In this video we walk through the options, planning, and decision-making to help you make the best decision for your first home server. In follow-on videos we'll install and evaluate different OSes and systems on the server we built to help give you better ideas on which way to go for your system as well! **PRODUCT LINKS** Dell Precision 5820 Chassis: https://ebay.us/vd4Rze Dell M.2 Flexbay SSD Sled: https://ebay.us/aK0bkJ AMD RX580 8GB GPU: https://ebay.us/f64iWr Western Digital 500GB WD Blue SN570 NVMe: https://amzn.to/3MvfLfE Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS HDD: https://amzn.to/3OBcLB7 **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Get help with your Homelab, ask questions, and chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S Subscribe and follow us on all the socials, would ya? 📸 https://instagram.com/2guystek 💻 https://facebook.com/2guystek Find all things 2GT on our website! 🌍 https://2guystek.tv/ More of a podcast kinda person? Check out our Podcast here: 🎙️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1852562 Support us through the YouTube Membership program! Becoming a member gets you priority comments, special emojis, and helps us make videos! 😁 https://www.youtube.com/@2GuysTek/membership **TIMESTAMPS!** 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Choosing a computer architecture for your home server 4:53 Choosing a form factor for your home server 9:33 Choosing a CPU for your home server 11:00 Finding a system that fits our needs 13:53 A word about Ebay, making offers, and favoriting sellers 14:18 Building out our new home server 15:44 Total cost breakdown for our home server 16:14 Replacing the thermal paste on our Dell Precision 5820 chassis from eBay 17:03 First boot of our freshly built home server 17:20 Final thoughts on the home server 17:46 Closing! Thank you for watching! We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.