HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini
The default pick — cheap and plentiful on the used market, and exactly what runs the ZeroPoint lab.
- CPU
- Intel i5-8500T
- Max RAM
- 32 GB
- NVMe
- 1 slot
- Quick Sync
- 8th-gen UHD 630
What pve01 and pve02 run in the ZeroPoint lab.
Starter hardware
Gear worth buying.
Used listings for the kind of hardware that actually gets a homelab off the ground — the same EliteDesk Minis and UniFi gear that run the ZeroPoint lab. Pulled live from eBay’s own search API and refreshed on every visit.
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Live listings
Find the parts to start building.
Searches span compute, networking, and compact 10-inch rack gear — a category only appears below once it actually has matching listings, so this list never shows an empty promise.
Why this model
The families worth watching for.
HP EliteDesk 800 G5 Mini
A newer CPU generation than the G4 for close to the same used price, when you can find one.
- CPU
- Intel i5-9500T
- Max RAM
- 32 GB
- NVMe
- 1 slot
- Quick Sync
- 9th-gen UHD 630
Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q
The one to pick if you want a 2.5GbE NIC or capture card later via its PCIe riser slot — same option the M920q has, but the EliteDesks and OptiPlex don't.
- CPU
- Intel i5-8500T
- Max RAM
- 32 GB
- NVMe
- 1 slot
- Quick Sync
- 8th-gen UHD 630
Has a spare low-profile PCIe x4 slot (via riser) most Minis don't.
Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q
Same PCIe riser option as the M720q, with a newer CPU generation — some units run 64 GB RAM with a BIOS update, though that's not the guaranteed spec.
- CPU
- Intel i5-9500T
- Max RAM
- 32 GB
- NVMe
- 1 slot
- Quick Sync
- 9th-gen UHD 630
Shares the M720q's PCIe x4 riser slot.
Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro
Usually the cheapest of the five on the used market, with the same core spec as the EliteDesk G4.
- CPU
- Intel i5-8500T
- Max RAM
- 32 GB
- NVMe
- 1 slot
- Quick Sync
- 8th-gen UHD 630
Coming next
Beyond the three fixed builds: a visual designer.
The starter builds above cover the common cases. The longer-term goal is a full designer: pick any compute, networking, shelving, and power combination and get compatibility notes and a price breakdown for that exact layout.
Choose compute
Mini PCs and nodes
Add networking
Gateway, switch, patching
Fit the rack
Shelves, mounts, and power
See the total
One complete price breakdown
Start with VM sizing Visual designer · Planned