Small, low power, low heat mini pc for virtualization lab?

[Greg_E]

I'm looking for some help. It appears that I may be moving and there will be no room, power, heat, noise load available for my current lab (4 HP DL360 gen8 servers), so I'd like to find some inexpensive mini PC to replace them. I'd really like an 8c/16t processor (or more) and really up to 64gb of ram in each host. AMD is fine, Intel 12th generation or older would also be OK (worrying about 13th and 14th Intel right now). Price is a factor and this is where I'm having the hardest part in what I can buy.

The HP DL360 I bought with 20c/40t processors and 128gb of ram for $200 shipped, I'm not finding anything in that pricing realm on the new market, and not sure what to look for on the used market, let alone in the mini PC segment. Going to need to go back through the Serve the Home Tiny, Mini, Micro stuff and see if I can find a jewel in there that fits my price and power considerations.

[Patrick M. Hausen]

I'd recommend some Supermicro Xeon-D Mini-ITX, but even used that will never fit your price expectation.

[Greg_E]

The AMD mini PC that I've seen are around $500, which is going to be tough to swallow. I guess I need to see what I'm going to need to have. Too early to say if I will even need a lab at home because work might provide one. I really only research/test possible work related stuff anyway.