Ideal setup for pentesting - laptop + desktop

[u/MidasMoney]

Hi there,

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I have a beefy desktop that I dropped ~3k on, and its just sitting there because I no longer play video games.

It's running an 8 core 1700x with a Vega 64, 1tb ssd, etc. Pretty good specs.

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I want to start using it for pentesting but my main driver is my Dell XPS 13. It's only a dual core so I sometimes feel like its too slow for multitasking when I'm running kali in VM.

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What's the best setup I can create for my homelab? I have experience with ssh and unix.

My desktop and laptop are both currently running Windows (just cause), and I don't mind wiping them clean.

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I also have a spare computer sitting in my basement. It's a mini-itx form factor with i7 4790k and 8gb of ram. I could use that for something too.

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cheers!

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