We take a look at the ultimate #homelab setup. This tiny box combines 3x 2.5GbE, 2x SFP+ 10GbE, WiFi 6 and more into a small router/ firewall/ virtualization host/ server chassis not much bigger than a Raspberry Pi. with a case. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/the-gowin-r86s-revolution-low-power-2-5gbe-and-10gbe-intel-nvidia/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: null STH Merch on Spring: https://the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co/?utm_medium=product_shelf&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=YT-AIJy4ZORJpMgcgzbDZC0sOKvZRgw149d-pSkoV7qLY6Vl6jO0EIVjanSm_XnYG5K3LemEjltEim360uesSy273mklVrXzBNB9FqrBCQApS3XE6cw31VokXLla_44V4x5bqJNi6y59hjzH8M3stjWl00a6EZW4tDTZnhoiF8nsfU57s29NSnecxz5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servethehome-com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeTheHome/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servethehome/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - WD Blue SN570 - https://amzn.to/3P6bbVU - R86S on AliExpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFTCzzL - Finding R86S - https://fave.co/3HmcM8i ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Hardware Overview 04:59 Internal Hardware Overview including the NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-3 10GbE SFP+ 10:54 GoWin R86S Performance 13:07 Power Consumption and Noise 15:49 Testing VMware ESXi 8, Proxmox VE, OpenWRT, pfSense, OPNsense, Ubuntu, and Windows 17:44 Key Lessons Learned and Limitations 20:16 Wrap-up on the R86S Homelab Revolution ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ASRock 4x4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwnD5zKXqQ - Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZK1l9bXDgs - Two Fanless N5105 Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExmvIHEQao - VMware ESXi and pfSense on a 6x 2.5GbE Core i7 Fanless System: https://www.servethehome.com/topton-fanless-intel-core-i7-1165g7-box-running-vmware-esxi-veeam-and-pfsense/ - 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Topton): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJhlqb4iGn4 - 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Hnsun): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUcDg_ms0is - 4x 2.5GbE N5105 Unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUuaAPG0PxU - 4x 2.5GbE N6005 Unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4_SyLV7s60 - Netgate 4100 pfSense Plus Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-qT2D5wDD0 - TinyPilot Raspberry Pi KVM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7i-hm_E2ls