AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
High-core X3D AM5 CPU for demanding homelabs
AM512 cores120W TDP
12 cores, 3D V-Cache, strong for cache-heavy consolidation
$549
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AMD
AMD EPYC 4344P
Entry server CPU with stronger all-around throughput
AM58 cores65W TDP
8 cores, 65W, modern AM5 server fit
$329
AMD
AMD EPYC 4464P
High-core AM5 server CPU for VM density
AM512 cores65W TDP
12 cores, 65W, excellent server/workstation balance
$529
AMD
AMD EPYC 4564P
Top-end AM5 server CPU for compact homelab racks
AM516 cores170W TDP
16 cores, 170W, maximum entry-server headroom in this set
$699
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX A1000
Ultra-compact workstation GPU for light acceleration
168mm1 slot50W
Low-profile, low-power GPU for compact render and transcode boxes
$399
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada
Modern compact workstation GPU with strong efficiency
168mm1 slot70W
Single-slot Ada card for transcoding, visualization, and compact compute
$649
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX A5000
Powerful workstation GPU for mixed homelab workloads
267mm2 slot230W
High-end dual-slot GPU for AI, rendering, and virtualization
$1,499
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 4060
Efficient entry GPU for GPU-assisted homelabs
240mm2 slot115W
Low-power consumer card with strong efficiency and AV1 support
$299
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 4090
Flagship consumer GPU for the biggest homelab workloads
336mm3 slot450W
Top-end compute and rendering card with enormous power headroom needs
$1,599
AMD
AMD Radeon Pro W7600
Modern workstation GPU with strong efficiency
241mm1 slot130W
Good fit for VM hosts and GPU-accelerated workflows
$599
AMD
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
High-value high-performance consumer GPU
289mm2 slot263W
Large enough for heavy render and compute jobs without going flagship
$499
Crucial
Crucial 32GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
Compact ECC kit for mini-ITX and micro-ATX servers
DDR4-ECC32GB1 DIMMs
1x32GB ECC UDIMM for light virtualization and services
$129
Crucial
Crucial 128GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
Heavy-duty DDR4 ECC kit for maximum supported DDR4 capacity
DDR4-ECC128GB4 DIMMs
4x32GB ECC UDIMM for four-slot boards
$329
Micron
Micron 64GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
Two-stick kit for balanced storage or compute hosts
DDR4-ECC64GB2 DIMMs
2x32GB ECC UDIMM with clean server compatibility
$159
Micron
Micron 96GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
Useful middle ground for storage and app hosts
DDR4-ECC96GB3 DIMMs
3x32GB ECC UDIMM with room for services and cache
$249
Crucial
Crucial 64GB DDR5-5600 ECC UDIMM
Balanced dual-stick DDR5 ECC kit for homelab boards
DDR5-ECC64GB2 DIMMs
2x32GB ECC UDIMM with strong efficiency
$199
Crucial
Crucial 192GB DDR5-5600 ECC UDIMM
High-capacity DDR5 ECC kit for the biggest homelab builds
DDR5-ECC192GB4 DIMMs
4x48GB ECC UDIMM with major headroom
$599
Micron
Micron 64GB DDR5-5600 ECC UDIMM
Balanced Micron DDR5 ECC kit for modern boards
DDR5-ECC64GB2 DIMMs
2x32GB ECC UDIMM for everyday homelab systems
$189
Micron
Micron 96GB DDR5-5600 ECC UDIMM
Mid-high DDR5 ECC capacity for VMs and containers
DDR5-ECC96GB2 DIMMs
2x48GB ECC UDIMM with strong density
$279
Micron
Micron 192GB DDR5-5600 ECC UDIMM
Largest DDR5 ECC kit for high-density homelab servers
DDR5-ECC192GB4 DIMMs
4x48GB ECC UDIMM for maximum supported capacity
$579
ASUS
ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI
CEB workstation board for Threadripper PRO and HEDT builds
SSI-CEBSTR5DDR5-ECC
sTR5, DDR5 ECC RDIMM, 3x PCIe 5.0 x16, IPMI-ready workstation board
$999
GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE TRX50 AERO D
E-ATX workstation board for high-core-count Threadripper
E-ATXSTR5DDR5-ECC
sTR5, DDR5 ECC RDIMM, creator-focused expansion layout
$799
Intel
Intel Core i9-12900K
High-core consumer Intel CPU for mainstream desktop and homelab use
LGA170016 cores125W TDP
16 cores total, high turbo headroom, strong general-purpose fit
$399
AMD
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X
24-core Threadripper CPU for workstation-class homelabs
STR524 cores350W TDP
24 cores, 48 threads, 350W, sTR5 platform
$1,499