Perfect 1L Homelab in 3 Upgrade Tiers Project TinyMiniMicro

We take a 35W 1L PC from HP and do three levels of customization. We have a base low-cost option for upgrades. We have a Tier 1 upgrade package with 2.5GbE, fast PCIe Gen4 NVMe storage, and 64GB of memory. We then go all the way to a Tier 2 upgrade package with 10Gbase-T, 8TB of NVMe with ZFS, and even 96GB of memory. We then swap from Windows 11 Pro to Proxmox VE 8 to make this Project TinyMiniMicro node the ultimate Intel Core #Homelab virtualization node. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/perfect-project-tinyminimicro-pushing-a-1l-pc-as-a-server-concept-intel-hp-sabrent-crucial/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Mushkin Redline 96GB DDR5 Memory: https://fave.co/441xl2t - Crucial 64GB DDR5 Memory: https://amzn.to/441xYJn - Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 4TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/3r6A5wU - Low-cost/ Power/ Performance Crucial NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/3PzPiRb - Hasivo 8x 10Gbase-T Switches: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEr1Vd3 - HP 2.5GbE Flex IO NIC: https://fave.co/3PBRl7y - HP 10GbE Flex IO NIC: https://fave.co/3pjagt3 - Innodisk M.2 10Gbase-T NIC: https://amzn.to/42ZxGBj - HP Elite Mini 600 G9 on eBay: https://fave.co/3PHE7G2 - Beelink GTR7: https://amzn.to/3pqx6id - Sonnet 10Gbase-T Thunderbolt 3: https://amzn.to/3PwaOpV ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6J_jJa8GJqFwQNgNrMuww/join STH Merch on Spring: https://the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servethehome-com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeTheHome/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servethehome/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Tier 0 - Base Configuration 02:30 Tier 1 - 64GB, 4TB, 2.5GbE 05:52 Tier 3 - 96GB, 8TB, 10Gbase-T 10GbE 09:39 Proxmox VE 8 Setup as a Virtualization Host 13:11 Power Consumption and Noise 14:07 Other Ideas for Cheap 10Gbase-T Switches and Using Mini PCs 17:17 Wrap-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Mushkin Redline 96GB DDR5 Memory: https://www.servethehome.com/mushkin-redline-96gb-2x-48gb-ddr5-5600-sodimm-non-binary-upgrade-kit/ - Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Review: https://www.servethehome.com/sabrent-rocket-4-plus-1tb-m-2-nvme-ssd-review-this-is-fast/ - HP Flex IO 2.5GbE NIC: https://www.servethehome.com/hp-elitedesk-mini-2-5gbe-flex-io-v2-nic-intel-i225-m74416-001/ - Beelink GTR7 Review: https://youtu.be/J5NWsRjmSXg HP Units - HP Elite Mini 600 G9: https://youtu.be/YP99uBwBXeQ - HP Elite Mini 800 G9: https://youtu.be/bPs5XGBoXr0 - HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini: https://youtu.be/o416e0iyE30 - HP EliteDesk 805 G6 Mini: https://youtu.be/10ccfPU2A0I - HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini: https://youtu.be/QdEf-dXl-_Y Dell Units - Dell OptiPlex 7000 Micro: https://youtu.be/AQuYhUvQIPQ - Dell OptiPlex 7090 Micro: https://youtu.be/-ieQPGrbDfE - Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro: https://youtu.be/5mTUTX4QNkg - Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro: https://youtu.be/Ozzq_99Z3kw - Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro: https://youtu.be/RZMf_DnRvq8 - Dell OptiPlex 3070 Micro: https://youtu.be/rJ0zXRWeSPs - Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro: https://youtu.be/Ureon327LrE Lenovo Units - Lenovo PSB Locking Ryzen CPUs: https://youtu.be/KAVlHy05XzM - Lenovo M90q Tiny: https://youtu.be/GTl8fiKEr8g - Lenovo M90q Tiny Gen2: https://youtu.be/7zwZ1zVW9Xk - Lenovo M80q Tiny: https://youtu.be/4_4Ulnfk0Sc - Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Tiny: https://youtu.be/ztn7VjNzY7k - Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2): https://youtu.be/Kr1tD6TEnek