We’re turning a warehouse into an 8v8 battleground named WhaleLAN, packing 16 mini gaming rigs that boot fast, sip low power, and stay easy to manage. After weighing virtualization against individual PCs, we opted for 16 Minisforum BD790I X3D boards powered by G.SKILL DDR5, Crucial NVMe storage, AMD’s RX 9070 XT, and 750W SFX power bricks to hit our goals without turning the place into a sauna.
Along the way we dove into network-boot magic, rack and case sizing headaches, and performance tweaks—and yeah, we threw in sponsor plugs for ThreatLocker patching, VPNs, merch, and more. Peak battle-station prep, minus the usual setup nightmares!
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