I want to build a cheap virtualization server for software dev/testing.
Here's what I have so far from doing a little bit of research:
CPU: Intel Xeon Quad-Core E3-1220V2 3.1 GHz, Socket 1155, Ivy Bridge
MB: Asus P8Z77-M PRO Motherboard, Socket 1155, Intel Z77, 4xDDR3
RAM: 32GB Cheapest DDR3 RAM I can find
Disk: 1TB 7500 RPM
Case: Old uAtx case
PSU: 450w Seasonic fanless
I believe the Asus board supports Xeon CPUs, even though Asus doesn't list it explicitly on their site. I need 32GB of RAM as there are going to be at least 12 VMs running concurrently. I might be able to add a 60GB cache SSD that's supported by Z77 chipset if people think the performance is better.
I have access to Microsoft Hyper-V server but could also go with VMWare Workstation if it performs better.
Any thought/suggestions/criticisms appreciated.
Thanks!
Here's what I have so far from doing a little bit of research:
CPU: Intel Xeon Quad-Core E3-1220V2 3.1 GHz, Socket 1155, Ivy Bridge
MB: Asus P8Z77-M PRO Motherboard, Socket 1155, Intel Z77, 4xDDR3
RAM: 32GB Cheapest DDR3 RAM I can find
Disk: 1TB 7500 RPM
Case: Old uAtx case
PSU: 450w Seasonic fanless
I believe the Asus board supports Xeon CPUs, even though Asus doesn't list it explicitly on their site. I need 32GB of RAM as there are going to be at least 12 VMs running concurrently. I might be able to add a 60GB cache SSD that's supported by Z77 chipset if people think the performance is better.
I have access to Microsoft Hyper-V server but could also go with VMWare Workstation if it performs better.
Any thought/suggestions/criticisms appreciated.
Thanks!