The PERFECT 2U Cloud Gaming Server - Asus ESC4000 G3

It's no secret I have a deep obsession with Enterprise Graphics Cards. It seems I have an ever-growing collection of them, but one issue persists... how do you actually install them into a server AND keep them cool.

After years of searching for an affordable option, I've come up with this, the Asus ESC4000 G3, a purpose-built GPU server that should be perfect for hosting a Cloud Gaming vGPU box, or deploying a self-hosted AI/LLM server.

But first... What am I drinking???

South Pacific IPA, Pfriem Brewing (Hood River, OR) 6.8%

*Links to items below may be affiliate links for which I may be compensated*

Support me on Patreon and get access to my exclusive Discord server. Chat with myself and the other hosts on Talking Heads all week long.

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

[marcogenovesi]

I'm not salivating, you are salivating

[DrDipsht]

Thank you for always letting me live vicariously through you with these builds. I'm much excite

[benihya]

I am very sorry to say YouTube did not show me your channel for years till 6+ months I almost forgot you, I am ashamed of that.
Laziness is king. We should have a plung-in that shows us the channels we like/love no matter what G/Tube does... We are here because of people like you, not the video quality/stream/access.
Cheers,
- 1 more beer with Ben

[ezforsaken]

You should follow Wendel's posts on SR-IOV with Intel hardware, he is teasing a Arc A770 'hack' for enabling it (making it work as a Flex 170). He doesn't do any cloud-gaming setups, he just does the groundwork for it, and he is very technical about it. If he find a way to get the A770 to run multiple gpu-accelerated virtual instances, you should try building a gaming cloud setup with it!! Something like a LAN-ready gaming cloud which can run multiple instances of esport titles (or games on that level of demand at 1080)! That would be very neat!

[rzkrdn]

Man it's so cool. i'm technology savvy but not so much to understand server stuff, unraid alone gave me headaches. You're a smart guy, waiting for the continuation video of this beast!

[mamdouh-Tawadros]

Great video. I have G2 & G3 of this GPU server, and both came with their GPU cable extensions!

[OsXHAvY]

these v4 systems are just at the sweet spot right now for the used market....the HP Z840's are awesome and cheap as well, great for a cheap PVE server

[EddieLord]

I put together a spreadsheet of available CPUs for my cloud gaming server/homelab server and ended up choosing the same pair! Running a single P40, ESXi/vCenter (been testing on multiple trial licenses). Your chassis may have the fan power, but I highly recommend these for your CPU cooling. They work great. I found out the "A" on the end of the processor name means it needs active cooling.
Dynatron R25 Cooling Fan/heatsink - 1 X 3.15 - 7000 Rpm - Dual Ball Bearing - Socket R Lga-2011 Compatible Processor Socket - Copper

[zeroforkgiven]

Where the bleep is this $239 on ebay?! All I see are $500+ machines!

[SteveOwensRoswell]

Great build, glad you are doing this for us to see. Really interested in the power draw once its all done.

[cephas]

you are not allowed to end this video I'm excited for part 2

[Bastion]

im interested to see how something like this would pair with a Steam-Linked phone with...say a backbone for controls. Excited to see what comes of this!

[TechFilmpalast]

I know it sounds like a no brainer, but a lot of ppl shy away from dedicated storage vor VM's.
Thing is, it's so much more comfortable and performance wise better, that I also can strongly recommend it. If you find it anywhere in your budget, go dedicated storage - you won't regret it (y)

[TheFrantic]

I keep drooling over these hardware setups even though I'm doing with the two proxmox boxes I already have.

[jorknorr]

Jef is that friend you need for your enterprise toys.

[RRMGarage]

this is a pretty rad build, I cant wait to see how it works out for you.

[hotrodhunk]

I too finally got my perfect gaming setup. Really great gaming desktop with Sunshine and moonlight clients on every TV in the house.

Or VPN in from anywhere.

[dominicpowers]

Wow, this is the best 2u chassis form factor which i want to find!

[montecorbit]

At 7:00
CPU prices....

$50 / 18 cores = $2.78 per core....
$150 / 24 cores = $6.25 per core....
That's a steep rise in price per core....too bad you can't stick one of each in there to mitigate some of the price difference.

Good video so far, now I'll go finish watching it.

[montecorbit]

Querry:

Have you thought of publishing your favorite beers somewhere, along with your description of them??

Thank you for your time;
Monte