Minisforum BD795i SE Motherboard Review for Home Lab
Minisforum is a name that is synonymous with home labs. They have one of the best mini PCs available for home lab use in the Minisforum MS-01 mini PC. I…
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Mini PCs with 128 GB RAM: New Home Lab Era!
I think we are seeing a new era evolve in front of our eyes with the introduction by Crucial of the new 128 GB RAM kit that is now out…
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX BIOS Settings: Power Consumption and Bifurcation
I have recently put together a Proxmox Home Lab Server build for 2025 and as the core of the build, I used the Minisforum BD795M motherboard. This motherboard has the…
Should You Build or Buy a Home Server in 2025?
There are za lot of reasons to either build or buy a home server in 2025. In this post, I want to discuss the options, the pros and cons, and…
vCenter Server on Proxmox: So Wrong Yet So Fun!
I have been having so much fun playing around with Proxmox, migrating virtual machines, and running various tests and scenarios in the home lab. I have been doing lots of…
Best Homelab Networking Ecosystem
There are many different ecosystems of solutions out there that provide a full turnkey solution for networking setups in the homelab. Let’s take a look at the best homelab networking…
Use Intel Optane SSD: Cheat your System Memory for Proxmox or VMware
I have done a lot of experimenting with my vExpert-provided Intel Optane 280 GB drives as a caching tier in front of my vSAN OSA configuration. However, since I have…
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything communicates, works, and it also forms the core of your…
Proxmox Home Server Build 2025: Ryzen 9 7945HX 96GB and 10GbE
I have been intrigued with entertaining building my next Proxmox host in the home lab as opposed to simply buying a pre-built mini PC. Minisforum sent me one of their…
6 reasons a NAS is your Best Home Lab Investment
When it comes to spending our precious hard earned money on a home lab, you want to make your resources count. Many ask when getting into a home lab, what…