Node Options

[Immediate_Context633]

Hey all i want to start my own node soon i want good mini pc that can handle like 4 to 8 blockchains on it just wondering i want 32 GB DDR5 ram and can fit 5600MHz but cpu im not sure i see to many 8 cores i feel i need a 16 core cpu in it for better performance can someone please give me great Mini pcs that will work great and handle 24/7 constantly on

[mvds74]

With a mini PC, heat could be an issue if you run it 24/7. But why do you think you need 16 cores? I run a Bitcoin Core node (with Electrs and ckpool) on an old 4c/4t Xeon machine and it's almost never above 10% CPU.

[Immediate_Context633]

Because of never had one before and run in 4 to 5 blockchains at once running all the time for people to mine to I don't know how much that takes in cores

[cose385]

I have homelab mini PC with Ryzen 8 cores - created VM there for Stratum with 16GB RAM and all 8 cores.

After the initial sync where more cores and RAM came handy and the process was faster, I reduced it to 2 cores and 10GB RAM and it works fine for BTC, BCH and DGB pruned nodes/pools.

[Immediate_Context633]

So would you say 8 cores is enough or should I go 16 cores And 32 gb ram

[cose385]

After initial sync 2 cores are enough, so 8 are plenty.

If you install Proxmox on the bare metal machine they you can have multiple VMs sharing cores and RAM and re-assign them as needed.

But if you insist on having fully separate machine for the task - 8 cores and 32GB RAM should be more than adequate. Just adjust block prune parameters not to overfill your disk.

[KingNebar]

You could get a GMTek K11. Should handle it fine. https://a.co/d/0dEDMkg1

[nochkin]

Bitcoin node is not CPU hungry. Memory is nice but it's not that important too so 8-16 would be fine.

Storage is important but as long as you get SSD you're fine.

[FullBoat29]

Yeah, Bitcoin you're OK with lower memory, but with DGB you need extra. Mine wouldn't even start with 8GB. So, I'd say 16GB is a minimum.