11-02-2017, 08:59 PM
Maybe I'm crazy, but wouldnt you prefer more cores and ram than that for a VM lab? You can easily build a cheaper system with more cores and more RAM(also ECC RAM at correct speeds, not the fastest overclocked gamer ram you can find online). Just look at some of the common dual xeon boards and grab some v1/v2 xeons on ebay for super cheap. If you really want latest and greatest, v3/v4 really aren't that much more and you'll end up better off overall.
As for GPUs, you won't be able to buy 3 GTX 1080 Founders most likely. They are incredibly scarce since they are already out of production. Really just try to grab any blower fan styled cards at this point. Do realize that if you plan to run those VMs under a hypervisor and not in something like VMware, you will need to make sure your hypervisor can pass the GPUs through to whatever system you want to run hashcat on.
As for GPUs, you won't be able to buy 3 GTX 1080 Founders most likely. They are incredibly scarce since they are already out of production. Really just try to grab any blower fan styled cards at this point. Do realize that if you plan to run those VMs under a hypervisor and not in something like VMware, you will need to make sure your hypervisor can pass the GPUs through to whatever system you want to run hashcat on.