Intel
Intel Core i5-14600T
Lower-power mid-tier Intel desktop chip
LGA170014 cores35W TDP
14 cores total, 35W class, good for compact racks
$289
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Intel
Intel Core i7-14700T
35W class Intel 20-core chip for quieter systems
LGA170020 cores35W TDP
20 cores total with a lower power envelope
$389
Intel
Intel Xeon E-2434
Balanced Xeon E-series chip for light server consolidation
LGA17004 cores55W TDP
4 cores, 55W, server-oriented budget option
$279
Intel
Intel Xeon E-2436
Mid-tier Intel Xeon for light server consolidation
LGA17006 cores65W TDP
6 cores, 65W, strong entry server fit
$319
AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Top-end Zen 5 CPU for heavy homelab compute
AM516 cores170W TDP
16 cores, 32 threads, 170W, maximum desktop headroom
$649
AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Entry AM5 APU with integrated graphics
AM56 cores65W TDP
6 cores, 65W, iGPU included for light servers
$169
AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Stronger AM5 APU for compact multimedia hosts
AM56 cores65W TDP
6 cores, 65W, excellent iGPU utility
$229
AMD
AMD EPYC 4124P
Entry AM5 server CPU for ECC homelab boxes
AM54 cores65W TDP
4 cores, 65W, AM5, server-grade support
$149
AMD
AMD EPYC 4244P
Balanced AM5 server CPU for entry racks
AM56 cores65W TDP
6 cores, 65W, a strong low-cost server processor
$229
AMD
AMD EPYC 4364P
Higher-clock AM5 server CPU for dense services
AM58 cores65W TDP
8 cores, 65W, better response and container density
$429
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX A4000
High-performance single-slot workstation GPU
241mm1 slot140W
Workstation-class card for compute-heavy homelabs
$799
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada
Compact Ada workstation GPU with strong efficiency
241mm1 slot130W
Modern pro card for AI, graphics, and virtualization workloads
$1,199
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada
Low-profile Ada GPU for dense 1U/2U-adjacent systems
168mm1 slot70W
Small-form-factor workstation GPU with strong efficiency
$1,499
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX A4500
High-end workstation GPU for serious compute and VM hosts
267mm2 slot200W
Dual-slot pro card with plenty of acceleration headroom
$999
NVIDIA
NVIDIA RTX A6000
Flagship Ampere workstation GPU for heavy acceleration
267mm2 slot300W
Top-tier pro card for large model work and dense rendering
$3,999
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 4070
Mid-tier GPU for heavier AI and encode workloads
245mm2 slot200W
Efficient consumer card with enough muscle for many lab tasks
$549
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 4080
High-end GPU for serious local compute and rendering
304mm3 slot320W
Large, power-hungry GPU for demanding homelab acceleration
$1,199
AMD
AMD Radeon Pro W7500
Efficient workstation GPU for compact acceleration builds
188mm1 slot70W
Compact Radeon Pro card for compute and video workloads
$429
AMD
AMD Radeon Pro W7700
Higher-end Radeon Pro GPU for AI and visualization
241mm2 slot190W
Strong workstation card for heavier homelab compute
$999
AMD
AMD Radeon RX 7600
Entry consumer GPU for budget acceleration
228mm2 slot165W
A practical low-cost card for decoding, encoding, and light compute
$269
Crucial
Crucial 16GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
Small-footprint server memory for entry homelab nodes
DDR4-ECC16GB1 DIMMs
1x16GB ECC UDIMM for minimal always-on systems
Crucial
Crucial 64GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
2x32GB kit for balanced Proxmox and NAS hosts
DDR4-ECC64GB2 DIMMs
2x32GB ECC UDIMM with strong all-round homelab fit
$169
Crucial
Crucial 96GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
Capacity-focused DDR4 ECC kit for denser storage nodes
DDR4-ECC96GB3 DIMMs
3x32GB ECC UDIMM kit for larger DDR4 platforms
$269
Micron
Micron 16GB DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM
Server-grade baseline DIMM for entry homelabs
DDR4-ECC16GB1 DIMMs
1x16GB ECC UDIMM with Micron server DRAM