Goal
Build a stable, high-performance workstation optimized for development, virtualization, and cybersecurity labs.
Custom High-Performance Workstation Build
Planned, assembled, and validated a custom workstation like a real IT deployment: hardware compatibility, airflow/cabling, POST/BIOS verification, and readiness for virtualization labs.
Overview
What This Demonstrates
- Hardware deployment workflow (parts → assembly → verification)
- Troubleshooting & validation (POST/BIOS checks)
- Thermals, airflow planning, and clean cabling
- Deployment documentation with evidence (photos + checklists)
Result
- Successful assembly and first boot (POST)
- Components verified in BIOS (CPU/RAM/storage/fans)
- Ready for OS install + virtualization platform
Build Gallery
Visual evidence of the build process (parts, progress, final boot).
Validation Checklist
This is the same kind of verification flow used in workstation provisioning and desktop support.
POST / BIOS Verification
- System POST successful
- CPU detected correctly
- RAM detected correctly (capacity + speed)
- Storage detected (SSD/HDD)
- Fans detected + stable temps
Thermals & Airflow
- Correct fan orientation (intake/exhaust)
- Clean airflow path (no cable blocking)
- Case panels close without pressure
- Baseline idle temperature recorded
Readiness
- UEFI boot mode enabled
- Secure Boot supported
- Ready for Windows 11 Pro installation
- Prepared for virtualization labs
Documentation
Keep detailed documentation on GitHub; on your site, show the clean summary + evidence.
Components + Build Log
Parts list, build steps, and lessons learned.
Open GitHub documentation →Virtualization Lab
How the workstation is used as an IT + cybersecurity lab.
Open Virtualization Lab page →