Recent content by mikeyjm26

Thanks for that J-Will. I am quite familiar with ESXi but it is for a test lab for a Microsoft certification otherwise I would use it. To be honest I would probably expect to running maybe 2-3 servers with a couple of clients. I don't imagine using anything else at this stage but once I get more...

J-Will many thanks for that. What difference will having ECC v non- ECC ram be? Is there a desktop motherboard with dual NIC's?. I was going to go with a couple of 64Gb Sandisk SSD's and a have a 1Tb WD share storage.

Hi MysticRyuujin, I was after advice on a motherboard in case there was a particular brand that I should stay away from or one that was recommended. Also if a certain feature wasn't available ie VT. I have since found out that looking at the manufacturers website and the specs of the...

I did consider the NUC but like you said it has limited storage which is what put me off. I was looking at a small tower instead as I thought it would allow me room to expand but need some advice on choosing a motherboard.

Hi guys, I'm new to the Hyper V virtualisation and was looking for some advice on hardware to create a lab. I was looking at getting an Intel i5-4590 processor with 16Gb of ram but don't know which motherboard or graphics card to select. I am on a budget so can't spend a fortune and would...