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Picking VM server hardware for development
It would cost you more to build one from scratch than just buying a used one
My recommendation is based on experience,
In last 6 months i have used 4U servers from 3 different vendors, Dell, HP, IBM
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Picking VM server hardware for development
If you are worried about building a machine, don't build it. You may lose out a tiny bit on hardware, but in return you usually get limited manufacturer support. The trade off between more hardware ...
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Purchasing a Mac Book Pro 16 inch, trying to figure out how much RAM I will need
There is always a use for more RAM. I always suggest getting the most possible. All depends on the budget.
As for the bare minimum I'd recommend: 16GB of RAM
Xcode Studio: 8GB recommended
Android ...
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Are there laptops with 2xquad-core i7 processors?
It is not possible to run 2 x i7 because they are consumer grade CPUs and do not support multi CPU configurations. I do not believe there is a laptop that can simultaneously use 2 CPUs at once because ...
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What do you suggest for a PC with 80 chrome tabs, 6 virtual machines?
As a starting point, I'd recommend the Haswell-E i7 5820K. 6 cores on the X99 platform, similar to the Xeon E5 16xx v3s but cheaper, unlocked and without certain server features, it can currently be ...
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Effective laptop intel processor for virtual machines
The issue with your question is there's no allusion or reference to compute requirements. This puts some of your requirements at odds with each other. Observe:
Intel® Core™ i7-6920HQ Processor (6th ...
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Picking VM server hardware for development
I'd rather build than buy. It really depends on your needs though.
If you're worried about noise, a home system actually makes a decent VM box.
There's a few things I go for.
More cores. Get at ...
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What do you suggest for a PC with 80 chrome tabs, 6 virtual machines?
Bit of an odd set of parts here, and you'd need to build it but... the X10SDV-8C+-LN2F would be a good start. Street prices seem to be around the 1000 usd range for the board. The xeon-d in general ...
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Picking VM server hardware for development
If you're OK with the noise and the potentially large power bill, you could always go for an off-lease rack-mount server.
For example, I currently own two high-grade but outdated (from the enterprise ...
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Minimal Atom board as a dedicated server, without multimedia interfaces
You might be interested in the APU boards from PC-Engines. I'm using one for my home-spun router. You get 3 Gig-E interfaces, a dual-core AMD CPU that appears to support virtualization, 2 or 4 GB of ...
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Are there laptops with 2xquad-core i7 processors?
Your colleagues may have a quadcore in their laptops, but one each only. I haven't seen a laptop with two CPUs yet. That's what you have MultiCore for nowadays.
See more detailed info at https://...
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SD card for heavy use
An OS will be running on the card; so I need short access times, and it seems that microSDs are better than any standard SD in that respect.
I will give the SanDisk Extreme PRO microSD 64GB a chance (...
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SD card for heavy use
The Surface Book actually supports UHS-II from what I have seen. I think the Lexar Professional 2000x Series UHS-II/U3 of SD cards should fit your needs.
For a bit more, you can also get a 128gb from ...
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Budget processor that supports hardware virtualisation
Changing the CPU is not as easy as adding RAM or swapping a HDD. It is a FULL dissasembly. Have a look at this video here. Still want to do it, then narrow your list of possible options. We can use ...
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SSD for Linux system with Linux virtual machines
Main uses would be
Linux OS
Programming (C++)
Virtual machines
while your requirements are
reliability
price
Assuming you want an internal SSD,
I would say that you would in theory want an SSD ...
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Intel Xeon Gold 6130 or Intel Xeon Gold 6126
They both Turbo to 3.7GHz, so all else being equal, you are unlikely to see much difference per core, and indeed, Passmark shows an ~8.8% increase in single thread rating for that ~23% clock increase ...
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Convert PCIe x1 slot to open ended. Is there a safe way to cut the closed edge?
I would follow this method with a couple of additional precautions. See the video, she is using a small pointed grinding bit to slowly remove the plastic. Start on the outside and work from bottom up. ...
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Convert PCIe x1 slot to open ended. Is there a safe way to cut the closed edge?
One of the ways I found safe is to just replace slot sockets with proper one.
I have found the following item on AliExpress, called PCIe slot 36p socket 1x graphics card slot black one side open ...
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Need desktop LGA1151 motherboard w/ Windows Server Access Control Service, VT-d, & APICv
A. Gigabyte Tech Support asks you to contact them to obtain the Z390AORUSPROGA9.zip BIOS and apply it to your existing motherboard. See https://pastebin.com/uqYt3rmx for details of their response. I ...
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How should I add extra SATA ports on mini itx system
I've had troubles with ZFS RAID over consumer-grade SATA controllers, so this doesn't surprise me. I think I would try some things:
Move your drives to the motherboard SATA ports. Maybe you could ...
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USB WIreless adapter for Kali Linux VirtualBox
Null Byte, via WonderHowTo, has a nice article on the best wireless adapters for Kali Linux. Here are the listed compatible chipsets:
Atheros AR9271
Ralink RT3070
Ralink RT3572
Realtek ...
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What is more important for running an OS on a virtual machine RAM, HDD speed, or processor speed?
I would advise you to consider, independently of everything, an SSD, since it is a component that really makes the difference. I recommend 16GB of RAM, so you can ensure a remarkable longevity, both ...
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Choosing PC for Programming. Fastests C++ app build
Consider this build:
Intel 8th gen i5 8600k
G.Skill Ripjaws RAM. These ones can be from 4 to 16GB in each stick, but of course more costly.
A motherboard that supports overclocking (z370 PRO4 for ...
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Need a laptop for VMs/office work
This is the only one I was able to find that meets all of your requirements.
The memory comes with 16gb in this config, what I consider the minimum to meet your needs. Its up-gradable to 32gb.
The ...
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Choosing a CPU for gaming/development PC
If you're just running one VM, then the i7-6700K will be just fine for you. While it only has four cores, those cores have hyperthreading, which means that as far as your OS and the VM are concerned, ...
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Motherboard for mid-level virtualization server
I'd essentially mirror my answer here and build something around a X10SDV-6C+-TLN4F Xeon-D based system. Newegg has it for a hair under the grand including an embedded CPU, and unlike some other ...
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Server for running multiple virtual machines?
High end Threadripper motherboards multiple network intervaces, room for ton of storage (m.2 + sata), can have up to 64 CPU cores, have 3 network interfaces (you can add more if you need) and run up ...
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