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AMD CPU with Asus motherboard for VMware ESXI 5.5 or Hyper-V 2012 server

I have a budget to build a PC that can run the type 1 hypervisors such as the VMware ESXI 5.5 or Hyper-V 2012 server.
Here is the link to the bundle I wish to purchase.  http://products.ncix.com/detail/ncix-gaming-bundle-deal-asus-1e-92958.htm

I plan to have 32gb RAM, 256 SSD drive and maybe a 1TB SATA HD.  
Do you think this bundle will work?
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It should work. Depends on how many VMs you intend to run and what is their purposes. On most of the servers I manage CPU utilization is usually under 25%.

I favor Intel processors (Xeons for servers, i5-i7 for test machines) but if cost is an issue AMD processors are a good choice.

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Dan
I think the biggest bottleneck you might run into (depending on the amount of VMs) is the performance of the 1TB drive, just the 1 drive is not a lot of IOPS. You'd probably best place the VMs that need the highest performance on the SSD Datastore.
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My concern is if the motherboard and this CPU will work with ESXI 5.5.  I'm surprised no one mentioned that the onboard NIC may not work.  Not a big deal as I can always get an Intel Pro 1000 nic.
As long as this system will work, I'm not too concern about performance.  This is going to be mostly a home lab/server.
We assume that, when you ask this question, you already know that none of this hardware is actually officially supported by VMware and by that know that you might run into issues (like the onboard nic you mention) ...

The thing with whiteboxes is, that it is most of the time hit and miss, the only thing you can do is research the separate items to see if someone else already tried it and succeeded installing and using ESXi yes or no ...
It should work fine for Hyper-V - I have 4 systems running on 970 Chipset based boards using FX CPUs - all 8 core editions - but they are fine.

Can't speak for VMWare though - I prefer Hyper-V.
I am aware that this system is not officially supported by VMware. Hence, I'm here asking ;-)
You're also asking for Hyper-V - which is what I answered.
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It will work with Microsoft Hyper-V, if the motherboard supports Windows 2012, and has AMD-V.

VMware ESXi 5.5 is a little bit tricky, as it's a small foot print hypervisor, which does not have many drrivers available for storage or network controllers.
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Thanks guys.  I actually ordered a used Intel Quad port NIC from eBay.  Will consider an Intel CPU provided it fits my budget.