A high-end homelab build shows where a Mac mini server may stop
The home server has been upgraded to a much more powerful desktop-class setup. The new system uses a 9970X, 128GB of DDR5 memory, an , a 2TB M.2 drive, about 48TB of ZFS storage, and two 10GbE network cards.
It runs LTS. The motherboard needed a BIOS update before it could recognize the 9970X, which was expected but still stressful.
The machine is now being used to train a draft model for on . The older 9900K system is planned to return later as a Proxmox node.
Key points
- The upgraded server uses a 9970X and 128GB of DDR5 memory.
- An is being used for large AI model work.
- Storage is about 48TB using ZFS, with dual 10GbE network cards.
- The motherboard needed a BIOS update before the CPU worked correctly.
- The older 9900K machine is planned to become a Proxmox node.