I take you a comparison of three Proxmox builds based on Minisforum motherboards I have built in the past few months, the BD790i X3D, the BD795i SE, and the BD795M. All of these builds have their strengths and weaknesses, but overall I give you my thoughts on the overall winner I think in terms of features and capabilities offered by these boards.
Build of materials for all three builds (these are Amazon affiliate links that I earn a small commission on)
BD795M:
Minisforum BD795M – https://amzn.to/4i2VEDH
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
MX-4 Thermal paste – https://amzn.to/4hs5WgL
Case fans: https://amzn.to/40wq2iE
BD795i SE:
Minisforum BD795i SE mini-ITX motherboard – https://amzn.to/4ilUC68
RackChoice 2U Micro ATX Compact Rackmount – https://amzn.to/3CeIW5H
Coolermaster MWE Gold 850 – https://amzn.to/4aFXhET
Crucial 128 GB 5600MT/sec RAM – https://amzn.to/4i5g5zN
240 GB Kingston SATA hard drive – https://amzn.to/4hv6sKG
Intel x520 10GbE adapter – https://amzn.to/4jv05ZA
Samsung EVO 990 Pro – https://amzn.to/40OwtiA
Artic P12 slim fan – https://amzn.to/3DwwnmD
BD790i X3D:
Thermaltake Tower 200: https://amzn.to/3XJAS4i
Minisforum BD790i X3D: https://amzn.to/3FTM1tk
Corsair 850 Watt power supply: https://amzn.to/420229J
Crucial 128 GB RAM kit: https://amzn.to/4jbm3jc
Artic P12 Slim: https://amzn.to/42bVHa0
GeForce RTX 5070: https://amzn.to/4llAa7G
Predator 1TB boot drive: https://amzn.to/4jhTW1U
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB VM storage: https://amzn.to/422LQog
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Introduction to 3 Proxmox Server builds! – 0:00
Build #3 BD790i X3D motherboard build – 0:50
Downsides of the BD790i X3D motherboard – 2:19
Workarounds and add-ons to the BD790i X3D for connectivity – 3:07
BD795i SE motherboard build high-end efficiency – 3:52
Performance and power draw of this one – 5:14
Downsides of the BD795i SE – 5:28
BD795M motherboard build – 5:47
Specs of this board and my build – 6:24
SATA ports available on this one – 6:52
Pros and cons of the BD795M – 7:33
Thermals and other observations – 7:49
All builds pros and cons – 8:25
Wrapping up the builds and thoughts – 9:51
