I am building my own server for Proxmox and asking you guys to join in on the journey. We walk through a few things with the build. Why are we using Proxmox? Why choose to build vs buy something like a mini PC? Also we detail motherboard, case, CPU cooler, network card, storqage for boot and VMs and other topics.
Minisforum BD795M – https://amzn.to/3PQXFa8
RackChoice 2U Micro ATX Compact – https://amzn.to/3CeIW5H
Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 – https://amzn.to/4aFXhET
Noctua NH-L9i-17xx, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler – https://amzn.to/4hAKIwG
Crucial 96GB kit of DDR5 SODIMM memory kit – https://amzn.to/40w3ONQ
Intel X520-DA2 10 GbE network adapter – https://amzn.to/4jv05ZA
Kingston 240 GB drive for boot – https://amzn.to/4hv6sKG
Samsung EVO 990 Pro 2TB – https://amzn.to/40OwtiA
Forum thread I have on this build: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/home-lab-forum/build-your-own-proxmox-home-lab-server-with-minisforum-bd795m
Blog post with more details: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/01/proxmox-home-server-build-2025-ryzen-9-7945hx-96gb-and-10gbe/
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NAKIVO video sponsor – 0:40
Why Proxmox for your server build? 1:22
It will run VMware too – 2:09
Why build instead of buy a mini PC? 2:33
Full-size 2U server case and reasons why – 3:48
Minisforum BD795M motherboard – 4:05
Details on the Ryzen 9 7945HX processor – 4:18
The rack I am using – 5:21
The power supply Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V2 – 5:55
CPU cooler – 6:15
RAM Crucial DDR5 96 GB – 6:29
Intel X520 DA2 10 GbE networking – 7:10
Kingston 240 SSD for boot – 7:36
Data drive for VMs in Proxmox – 8:04
Looking at the BIOS of the Minisforum BD795M – 8:29
Core performance boost – 8:48
Power draw notice – 9:25
CPU temp and power draw much lower when Core performance boost is disabled – 9:55
PCI-e slot on this board with the AMD 7945HX proc shows that bifurcation is possible! 10:20
32 processors showing in Proxmox! 11:00
Linux stress utility with S-TUI utility to run a stress test – 11:21
68 watts at full load with core performance boost turned off! 11:33
148.8 watts with Core performance boost turned on: 11:47
Looking at the build with hardware installed – 11:59
Thread on the VHT forums documenting what I’m doing – 12:49
Links for all hardware in the description – 13:21
