feat(video): I Rebuilt My Home Server — Quieter, Faster, and Ready for 2025

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+title: "I Rebuilt My Home Server — Quieter, Faster, and Ready for 2025"
+date: 2025-04-12 08:00:00 -0500
+categories: homelab
+tags: homelab hardware noctua
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+I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU, GPU, RAM, fans, SSDs, and power supply… even some "accessory lighting". This thing is now quieter, faster, and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in 2025 and hopefully beyond.
+
+Thank you to Noctua for helping to make this server quiet!
+
+Thank you to Patrick from Serve the Home for the CPU upgrades!
+
+(Both Noctua and Patrick gifted items for this upgrade.)
+
+{% include embed/youtube.html id='NOaLlOAIWUU' %}
+📺 [Watch Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOaLlOAIWUU)
+
+## 📦 Products in this video 📦
+
+- Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM Fans: <https://amzn.to/3EmPfoF>
+- Noctua NH-D9 DX-3647 4U CPU Cooler: <https://amzn.to/4ihah62>
+- Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition PSU: <https://amzn.to/3EjEAeA>
+- 45HomeLab Server: <https://45homelab.com/>
+- DDR4 ECC RAM: <https://amzn.to/4curN5m>
+- LGA 3647 CPU Upgrades: <https://ebay.us/3QABqM>
+- Smasung SSDs: <https://amzn.to/4czkKbQ>
+- Intel Optane (the good ones): <https://amzn.to/3Yp91qo>
+- Intel Optane on Ebay: <https://ebay.us/Me61DT>
+- Intel A310 GPU (best budget Plex GPU): <https://amzn.to/4js7M1J>
+- Gigabyte RTX 3060 (best budget AI GPU): more <https://amzn.to/3G6dMio>
+- Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada Generation on Amazon: <https://amzn.to/3Ri7nTD>
+- Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada Generation on ebay: <https://ebay.us/Ix5Bd3>
+- Hue Light Strip: <https://amzn.to/4j1pZU5>
+
+## 3D Printed Items
+
+- 45Drives - SSD Caddies: <https://www.printables.com/model/583544-45drives-ssd-caddies>
+- 3D Print Homelab Collection - <https://makerworld.com/en/collections/3574171-homelab>
+
+## Join the conversation
+
+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-theme="dark">I rebuilt my home server from the ground up: CPU, GPU, RAM, fans, SSDs, and power supply… even some &quot;accessory lighting&quot;. This thing is now quieter, faster, and built to handle just about anything I throw at it in 2025 and hopefully beyond. <a href="https://t.co/Ll9h7wt0hQ">https://t.co/Ll9h7wt0hQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/XGLlTf6VXt">pic.twitter.com/XGLlTf6VXt</a></p>&mdash; Techno Tim (@TechnoTimLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/TechnoTimLive/status/1911097047635075512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
+## Links
+
+🛍️ Check out the new Merch Shop at <https://l.technotim.live/shop>
+
+⚙️ See all the hardware I recommend at <https://l.technotim.live/gear>
+
+🚀 Don't forget to check out the [🚀Launchpad repo](https://l.technotim.live/quick-start) with all of the quick start source files
+
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