We take a look at the cheap homelab node that is quiet, compact, and has options for an Intel Xeon CPU with ECC support. It even has options for either NVIDIA Quadro GPUs or additional NICs via a standard low-profile PCIe slot. This is the Dell Precision 3240 Compact on STH. STH Main Site Article: Substack: STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: Professional Users Substack: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these affiliate links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Dell Precision 3240 Compact (eBay search): - 64GB DDR4 SODIMM Kit we use (Amazon): - 2TB NVMe SSDs (Amazon): - Cheap 10Gbase-T NIC (Amazon): - IOCrest 5GbE M.2 Adapter (AliExpress): ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: Follow on Twitter: Follow on LinkedIn: Follow on Facebook: Follow on Instagram: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Dell Precision 3260 Compact: - Dell Precision 3280 Compact: - Perfect 1L Mini PC: HP Units - HP Elite Mini 600 G9: - HP Elite Mini 800 G9: - HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini: - HP EliteDesk 805 G6 Mini: - HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini: Dell Units - Dell OptiPlex 7000 Micro: - Dell OptiPlex 7090 Micro: - Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro: - Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro: - Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro: - Dell OptiPlex 3070 Micro: - Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro: Lenovo Units - Lenovo PSB Locking Ryzen CPUs: - Lenovo M90q Tiny: - Lenovo M90q Tiny Gen2: - Lenovo M80q Tiny: - Lenovo IdeaCentre 5i Tiny: - Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2): - Lenovo M75q Tiny Gen5: Other Mini PCs and Gear - Apple Mac Mini M4: - Apple Mac Mini M1 with 10GbE: - Rackmount Apple Mac Mini M1 and M2: - MikroTik CRS304 4-port 10Gbase-T Switch: - Terramaster F8 SSD NAS: - ASUS ROG NUC: - Beelink SER9: - Beelink SER8: - Acemagic F3A: - Minisforum UM890 Pro: - Minisforum MS-01: - 10Gbase-T Router/ Firewall: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction to the Dell Precision 3240 Compact 00:42 Finding these used, both cheap and good 02:25 External Hardware Overview 08:13 Internal Hardware Overview and the Intel Xeon W 10:57 Performance Intel Core i5-10500, Intel Xeon W-1250, NVIDIA Quadro P620 13:40 Power Consumption and Noise 14:56 Key Lessons Learned