This homelab server is absurd and I love it!

It's been a dream of mine for a while now to upgrade my homelab to Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs. I maaay have gone a little overboard! Meet QuadBoi! This 4-node, 2U server packs 8x Gen-1 Intel Xeon Gold 6132 CPUs, a total of 512GB of RAM, 8x NVMe disks, and a grand total of 24 480GB SSDs! Join me while I talk through the hardware, the rationale, and the build of this absurd overkill MONSTER homelab server! **CHECK OUT NETDATA HERE: https://www.netdata.cloud/ ** **LINKS TO ALL THE PARTS IF YOU'RE CRAZY ENOUGH TO BUILD ONE** 4-node Supermicro 2029BT-JNC04 Chassis: https://ebay.us/MqTgeS Intel Xeon Gold 6132 CPUs: https://ebay.us/C1fqOE 512GB DDR4 ECC RAM: https://ebay.us/e8Mvaw Intel DC 480GB SSDs: https://ebay.us/sICeO4 WD 500GB NVMe SSDs: https://amzn.to/4cn7p4T **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Get help with your Homelab, ask questions, and chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S **Check out HomeLab Gear for all your homelab needs!** 💿 https://homelabgear.shop/ 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 **Chapters** 0:00 Introduction 1:45 Why am I building this monster? 2:30 Let's talk about the chassis 4:36 Let's talk about CPUs 6:34 Let's talk about RAM 7:40 Let's talk about SSD storage 8:17 Let's talk about NVMe storage 8:33 How much did all of this cost? 9:24 Let's build this monster server! 10:55 Trouble in Server Cabinet Paradise 11:37 Racking the server 11:57 A word about networking and connectivity for the host 13:08 Validating hardware and controlling fan noise with the IPMI OOB interface 15:07 Reflections on the build and future videos based on this server 15:48 I need your help! 16:16 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.