# Silent home server

> Illustrative build. A low-power 16 GB box for an always-on household assistant. Tuned for idle draw, not peak speed.

Canonical: https://thelocalbench.com/builds/silent-home-server · Data as of 2026-10-12 · The Local Bench (thelocalbench.com), data as of 2026-10-12, CC BY 4.0

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Total: $1,283 [sample] · Load 230 W · Idle 30 W · Electricity $6.84/month

## Parts

| Part | Item | USD | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (power-limited to 150 W) | 449 | sample |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 8600G | 179 | sample |
| Motherboard | B650 mini-ITX | 169 | sample |
| Memory | 32 GB DDR5-5600 (2×16) | 99 | sample |
| Storage | 2 TB NVMe Gen4 | 119 | sample |
| PSU | 550 W SFX 80+ Platinum | 129 | sample |
| Case | Fanless-friendly ITX case | 139 | sample |

## Expected speed

- Qwen3 8B: 27.7 tok/s [estimate]
- gpt-oss-20b: 75.5 tok/s [estimate]
- Qwen3 14B: 16.7 tok/s [estimate]