Which CPU for my new potential ESXi Host?

DJMK4 · 5 Mar 2013 at 14:44

Hi all,

I am currently using my HP Microserver NL36 to run ESXi 5.0 for virtualisation which is fine, however, I have been pondering the idea of building another host however this time using components rather than a pre-built machine.

Could anyone recommend a good economical but good CPU when it needs to do work for this? I plan to have around 4-8+ VMs possibly using it, I was thinking something like a Q6600 but wasnt sure if this would be to power thirsty.

Idea's appreciated thanks, I want something with either a good dual core, or quad core, which I can then expand on to use in line with say 16GB or more RAM.

DJMK4 · 5 Mar 2013 at 15:15

Forgot to mention that I am trying to keep to a budget, so something thats economical but has the power that I require, and doesnt break the bank.

DJMK4 · 5 Mar 2013 at 22:45

Nice

with them running (assuming you have them running at the same time and processing) how much load does it put on that Physical CPU is there much room to play with? or are you at your sort of peak or limit in processing power?

I am maybe looking for something a bit cheaper unfortunately, possibly even looking at the AMD market

DJMK4 · 6 Mar 2013 at 16:39

The quad core AMD's look OK and a bit less pricey than the Intel equivalent, however looking for a lower wattage one.

DJMK4 · 6 Mar 2013 at 17:48

Not quite sure on the budget, obviously the cheaper the better, looking to spend around £35-£40 on a chip and some cash for a board to go with.

Are there any decent Quad core 35/45w chips for that price?

I like the idea of that Xeon, looks like a good chip, although slightly higher rated, and looks quite hard to find a small board for it.