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I too am preparing for an entire rebuild of my home lab so the posting of this information is greatly appreciated at this time. My home lab has been rebuilt 3
by bokohut 1y ago
I too am preparing for an entire rebuild of my home lab so the posting of this information is greatly appreciated at this time.
My home lab has been rebuilt 3 times in the last 20 years and the continuous mention of energy usage within this post is a main driver and one of several primary objectives towards my effort. My 36U rack as configured now with Dell Servers having Intel Xeons E chips has served me well for all the tech stuff that interests me both in hobby and profession. My entire setup now with all devices running draws 200 watts continuously and my existing home energy renewables generation and battery storage system will greatly benefit from this home lab rebuild as I am targeting energy use and floor area recovery outright while learning many new things as well. This rebuild is also a lead into my fourth tech company I'm starting so my motivation is strongly tied to many factors not discussed.
Looking forward to the future posts, Stay Healthy!
- nathan_douglas 1y agoI haven't had a huge issue with power draw, but I live in a place where electricity is really cheap. I had 3x Dell R720s, an R210ii, and an Aruba 48-port PoE switch and felt like I had way more power than I knew what to do with, but it still didn't seem to have a substantial impact on my power bill. Maybe I lucked out with some components. Or maybe the overall power draw in my house is so pants-on-head stupid that I just don't have realistic expectations anymore.