Hardware_detail.md

Hardware detail

This page describes the hardware I currently run my 'production' on.

I tried to keep track of the prices of these parts at the time I bought them. (that helps to have the real cost and not a remember a vague 'nah, I didn't spend much on that')

Kubernetes cluster

Kubernetes Master-1

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	ASRock DeskMini X300	136,67 €
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	399.90 €
Cooler	Noctua NH-L9a-AM4	44,90 €
RAM	2*16 GB DDR4 3200 CL 16 (Crucial Ballistix BL2K16G32C16S4B)	157,19 €
Storage	1 To WD Blue SN550 NVMe	109.99 €
NIC	DollaTek 2.5G M.2 Adapter	14.99 €

(ordered 2021-08)

Kubernetes Master-2

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	ASRock DeskMini X300	161,34 €
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	208,73 €
Cooler	Noctua NH-L9a-AM4	50,32 €
RAM	2*16 GB DDR4 3200 CL 22 (GSKILL RipJaws S44-3200C22D-32GRS)	96,05 €
Storage	1 To WD Blue SN570 NVMe	70,49 €
NIC	DollaTek 2.5G M.2 Adapter	14.99 €

(ordered 2022-12)

Kubernetes Master-3

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	ASRock DeskMini X300	161,34 €
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	208,73 €
Cooler	Noctua NH-L9a-AM4	50,32 €
RAM	2*16 GB DDR4 3200 CL 22 (GSKILL RipJaws S44-3200C22D-32GRS)	96,05 €
Storage	1 TB WD Blue SN570 NVMe	69,89 €
NIC	DollaTek 2.5G M.2 Adapter	14.99 €

(ordered 2022-12)

Kubernetes Node-3

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	ASRock DeskMini B760	208,73 €
CPU	Intel Core™ i5 14500	254,87 €
Cooler	Noctua NH-L9i-17xx	50,32 €
RAM	2*32 GB DDR4 3200 CL 22 (Corsair Performance CMSX64GX4M2A3200C22)	145,91 €
Storage	2 TB WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe	110,82 €

(ordered 2024-07)

Kubernetes Node Home

Part	Model	Price
Box	BoLv Z83II Mini PC	99 €

(ordered 2017-08)

This box runs an Intel Atom x5 Z8350 CPU, with 2 GB of DDR3 RAM and 32GB of onboard flash storage.

Accessories

Coral TPU

Part	Model	Price
TPU	Google Coral USB Accelerator Edge TPU AI	96,82 €

(ordered 2021-08)

NAS

Media and backups are stored on a Synology NAS

NAS-1

Synology NAS DS1621+, with 4 Seagate Enterprise Exos X16 12T (ST12000NM001G) and 2 Seagate Enterprise Exos X16 14T (ST14000NM001G) in SHR2 mode.

Part	Model	Price
NAS	DS1621+	884,36 €
Drives	4*Seagate Enterprise Exos X16 12T	4*278 €
Drives	2*Seagate Enterprise Exos X16 14T	4*267 €
NIC	Synology E10G18-T1 Network Card Ethernet 10000Mbps	151,96 €

(ordered 2021-04)

Network

Part	Model	Price
Router	UniFi Security Gateway 3P	118,79€
Switch	UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE	160€
Switch	UniFi Switch 8 POE-60W	110,72€
Switch	YuanLey 8 Ports 2.5G	89,99€
Switches	a few Netgear G108/GS108	30-40€
Wifi Access Point	UniFi AP-AC-LR	96,42€

Graveyard

Old Kubernetes Master

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	Intel NUC BOXDC3217IYE	434,94 €
RAM	2*4 GB DDR3 (G.Skill)	(incl.)
Storage	Crucial M4 64 GB	(incl.)

(ordered 2013-07) (dead 2019-08, won't boot after changing the dead fan)

This NUC runs an Intel i3-3217U CPU.

Old Kubernetes Master

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	Intel NUC 6i5SYH	437,29 €
RAM	2*16 GB DDR4 2133 (Crucial CT2K16G4SFD8213)	110,52 €
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500 GB	165,32 €

(ordered 2016-08)

This NUC runs an Intel i5-6260U CPU.

Decommissioned around 2022-12 after more than 6 years of service !

Old NAS-1

Part	Model	Price
NAS	DS415+	xx,xx €
Drives	4*WD Red 6To	xx,xx €

Decommissioned after having to solder a resistor to fix the Atom issue and starting to receive errors from the drives (after 6.5 years of power-on time !).

Old Kubernetes Node-1

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	Intel NUC8i5BEH	373,01 €
RAM	2*16 GB DDR4 2400 (Kingston HyperX HX424S14IBK2/32)	168,25 €
Storage	WD Blue SN500 NVME	65,45 €

(ordered 2019-05)

This NUC runs an Intel i5-8259U CPU. Decommissioned on 2024-07 after after 5 years of service.

Old Kubernetes Node-2

Part	Model	Price
Barebone	Intel NUC8i5BEH	381,07 €
RAM	2*16 GB DDR4 2400 (Kingston HyperX HX424S14IBK2/32)	140,06 €
Storage	WD Blue SN500 SATA	63,43 €

(ordered 2019-08)

This NUC runs an Intel i5-8259U CPU. Decommissioned on 2024-07 after after 5 years of service.