Haswell Based ESXi mATX Server
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With the release of the Intel Haswell SKU and Z87 series motherboards, I thought it would be a good time to look at upgrading my ESXi box at home. My current configuration is:
- HP N54L Microserver
- 16Gb Kingston ECC RAM
- HP P410-512 RAID
- 4 x Hitachi 2TB HDDs
My new ESXi server will comprise of the following components:
- SilverStone “Temjin series” TJ08E Black mATX Case
- 450W “Antec” Neo-Eco PSU
- ASRock Z87M PRO4 motherboard
- Intel i7-4770 Core i7 Processor
- 32Gb Non-ECC DDR3 RAM
- HP P410-512 RAID
- 4 x Hitachi 2TB HDDs
This is a significant spec upgrade from the old microserver so am expecting to see some good performance gains.