I Rebuilt My Home Server — Quieter, Faster, and Ready for 2025

I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU, GPU, RAM, fans, SSDs, and power supply… even some “accessory lighting”. This thing is now quieter, faster, and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in 2025 and hopefully beyond.

Thank you to Noctua for helping to make this server quiet!

Thank you to Patrick from Serve the Home for the CPU upgrades!

(Both Noctua and Patrick gifted items for this upgrade.)

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📦 Products in this video 📦

• Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM Fans: https://amzn.to/3EmPfoF
• Noctua NH-D9 DX-3647 4U CPU Cooler: https://amzn.to/4ihah62
• Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition PSU: https://amzn.to/3EjEAeA
• 45HomeLab Server: https://45homelab.com/
• DDR4 ECC RAM: https://amzn.to/4curN5m
• LGA 3647 CPU Upgrades: https://ebay.us/3QABqM
• Smasung SSDs: https://amzn.to/4czkKbQ
• Intel Optane (the good ones): https://amzn.to/3Yp91qo
• Intel Optane on Ebay: https://ebay.us/Me61DT
• Intel A310 GPU (best budget Plex GPU): https://amzn.to/4js7M1J
• Gigabyte RTX 3060 (best budget AI GPU): more https://amzn.to/3G6dMio
• Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada Generation on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Ri7nTD
• Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada Generation on ebay: https://ebay.us/Ix5Bd3
• Hue Light Strip: https://amzn.to/4j1pZU5

3D Printed Items

• 45Drives - SSD Caddies: https://www.printables.com/model/583544-45drives-ssd-caddies
• 3D Print Homelab Collection - https://makerworld.com/en/collections/3574171-homelab

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I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU, GPU, RAM, fans, SSDs, and power supply… even some "accessory lighting". This thing is now quieter, faster, and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in 2025 and hopefully beyond. https://t.co/Ll9h7wt0hQ pic.twitter.com/XGLlTf6VXt</p>— Techno Tim (@TechnoTimLive) April 12, 2025

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