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Server #1 (Codename - Yautja)
This server was my 1st server build. Main use for this is to learn Linux and study virtualization.

Specs:
OS: Proxmox Linux on Bare-Metal.
CPU: 24 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz (2 Sockets)
GPU: Quadro P4000
Memory: 64GB ECC RAM

Storage: 250GB NVME SSD and 2x 4TB HDD
Server #2 (Codename - Prometheus)
This server was my 2nd server build for my home lab. Main use is to serve as a backup NAS for my LAN,
where all the backups (from all my servers) are stored.

Specs:
OS: Proxmox Linux on Bare-Metal.
CPU: 8 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz (1 Socket)
GPU: Quadro P4000
Memory: 128GB ECC RAM

Storage: 500GB SSD for SWAP and 20x 3TB HDD
Server #3 (Codename - Newton)
This server serves as a stand alone NAS running TrueNAS on my LAN.

Specs:
OS: TrueNAS on Bare-Metal
CPU: 4 x Intel Xeon E3-1225v3 (1 socket)
GPU: Quadro P400
RAM: 32GB ECC RAM
Storage: 2x 240GB SSD on Mirror RAID & 26 TB on RAIDZ1
Server #4 (Codename: Auriga)
This server is a mini PC, running a Proxmox PVE and it's sole use is as a HA for some of my main 
Proxmox Containers/VMs.

Specs:
OS: Proxmox Linux on Bare-Metal
CPU: 6 x i5-8th gen
GPU: IntelĀ® UHD Graphics 630
RAM: 64GB
Storage: 2x NVME ZFS Mirror / 1 TB HDD.

Personal PC (Codename - Xenomorph)
:spysat: CPU: Intel i5 12600K, 64GB 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM.
:killcrate: GPU: Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti Eagle OC 12GB
:Uranium: MB: MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk
:Uranium: CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i RGB ELITE Liquid CPU Cooler
:horzine: Case: Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB
:horzine: Storage: Two Samsung 980 m.2 1TB, Samsung 870 QVO SSD 1TB, Samsung 870 QVO SSD 2TB, HDD 1TB, HDD 5TB.
:horzine: Display: Two Samsung Odyssey G5 32" 144Hz Screens.
:BEEPBEEP: Laptop: Asus ROG Strix (i7 7700, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060 6GB, SSD PCIE 128GB, HDD 1TB, 17,3" IPS with 120Hz Display Screen).
:mouseX: Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 110 Gaming Mouse.
:mouseX: Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Mechanical.
:F1headphones: HeadSet #1:Corsair HS55 WirelessCORE Gaming Headset.
:F1headphones: HeadSet #2: Razer Kraken Pro 7.1 Chroma Gaming Headset.
:2019headphones: HeadSet #3: Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones.
:gk_energy: PSU: Corsair CP-9020094-UK RM1000x 1000 W 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular 135 mm Thermally Controlled Fan
Network Equipment
Fanless Mini PC N3700 4 x 4 Intel, DDR3 8GB - Main Firewall and Router Appliance
ASUS RT-N66U Gigabit Router - Used as main wireless device for indoors.
HP A5500-48G 48port Gigabit 4x Shared SFP 10Gb - Used for network segmentation via VLANs.
TP-Link AP - Used for WI-FI in the backyard and the shed.
QNAP QSW-2104-2T 2-port 10GbE - Used for my 10GB LAN
TP-Link Managed Network Switch 8-Port Gigabit - Smart Switch for my VLAN Configs.
Two Aqara Temperature and Humitidy Sensors - To monitor my Home Lab environment.
Zigbee USB Hub - To control all my network smart devices.
Raspberry PIs
Raspberry Pi Model B+ V1.2 - OS: Raspbian. Used as a LAN IRC Network for testing and learning other languages.
Raspberry Pi 1 Model B - OS: Pi-Hole. Used as a Local DNS Server and a network Ad-Blocker.
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B v1.1 - OS: Retro-PI. Used as retro console for retro gaming. (Backup IRC Network as well).
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4B) 8GB RAM (For future projects)

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