Recent content by Metalman35

Thanks for the feedback guys. I already have a nested ESXi running on a laptop (with 8GB ram) and a Hyper-V box running as well. This new server will be of a specific purpose, I need the CPU+Ram, they are pretty much set. I've also decided to go for this PSU instead: Fractal Design Newton R3...

I'm thinking of upgrading to 64GB ram in about a years time, so I need a cpu that can support 64GB ram, and Xeon E5-1620 gives good value for money, among those that do. It was basically either i7 3820 or Xeon E5-1620, and I went for the Xeon, since the price difference was minimal...

It might be anything from 10-12 simultaneously. I need to dedicate atleast 4GB ram to two of the VMs. Which leaves me with about 24GB for the rest of them. It will be a complete test lab with AD, SQL, SCCM, Remote Desktop Services, Citrx Xen App, Citrix Xen Desktop, App-V +++ With different...

I want to build an ESXi lab that I can use for general testing and labbing, nothing else. The computer will sit under my TV in the living room, while I will be sitting in another room, and connect to the different VMs with Remote Desktop (they will all mostly run Windows (Win7, Server 2008 R2...