I Gave Him an IMPOSSIBLE Task - Building a Portable 16 Player LAN Party

Опубликовано 25 августа 2025, 18:29

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To make WhaleLAN more than just rows of PCs, we’re building a rapid-deployment 8v8 gaming station. The challenge? Managing 16 pre-configured systems with minimal setup time, low power use, and easy maintenance. We walk through hardware choices, management tricks, and the trade-offs between virtualization and individual machines.

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MINISFORUM BD790I X3D Mini ITX Motherboard: geni.us/HZ4B
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR5 SO-DIMM 5600MT/s CL40 RAM: geni.us/SHSsE9
Crucial P5 Plus 1TB NVMe SSD: geni.us/n0Wii7
PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GPU: geni.us/KWdb
Seasonic Focus SPX-750 750W 80+ Platinum Full-Modular SFX Power Supply (REFURBISHED): geni.us/GIAjr

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:49 Plan: 8v8 rapid deployment gaming rig
1:52 Sponsor
2:08 Constraints
2:52 Individual PCs vs. virtualization
5:05 Deciding on 16 individual PCs
5:33 Building a system
6:55 GPU choice
8:00 Power supply and thermal challenges
8:48 Network boot & management solution
10:18 Performance testing
11:13 The rack size/case problem
12:26 Sponsor
13:12 Credits