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Low end server suggestions?

I want to get a 1U server just to play around with and I want it to have good customisation, easy to upgrade. What’s something good to start with at the first time?

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  • LeviLevi Member

    Go for intel platinum with ddr5 and gen4 nvme. Don’t start small.

  • And I need routers, switches, pdu, patch panels, ups?

  • edited July 2024

    @liutony said:
    And I need routers, switches, pdu, patch panels, ups?

    https://www.eve-ng.net/

  • emghemgh Member, Megathread Squad

    You’re going to host at home or colo?

    If at home, I’d rethink getting a racked server

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  • emghemgh Member, Megathread Squad
    edited July 2024

    Except if you’re lucky enough to have a dedicated room for your hobby stuff

  • FazzilFazzil Member

    @emgh said: If at home, I’d rethink getting a racked server

    Why, the best providers started with home racks... ;) @Calin @FlorinMarian @c1vhosting

  • emghemgh Member, Megathread Squad

    @Fazzil said:

    @emgh said: If at home, I’d rethink getting a racked server

    Why, the best providers started with home racks... ;)

    My point was just the form factor. They all had rooms for it. For hosting stuff by your desk, a tower or a NUC would be much more fitting.

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  • @emgh said:
    Except if you’re lucky enough to have a dedicated room for your hobby stuff

    Yes, I’m about to host something in a dedicated room.

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  • emghemgh Member, Megathread Squad
    edited July 2024

    @liutony said:

    @emgh said:
    Except if you’re lucky enough to have a dedicated room for your hobby stuff

    Yes, I’m about to host something in a dedicated room.

    Nice, AM4 systems are kind of cheap to build. Power efficient as well.

    In the US, the Ryzen 5600X for example seems to be $119.99 new. Not bad for a home server.

    Obviously depending on what you want to do.

  • @liutony said:
    I want to get a 1U server just to play around with and I want it to have good customisation, easy to upgrade. What’s something good to start with at the first time?

    The question is what will you host with your server

  • emghemgh Member, Megathread Squad

    @gbzret4d said:

    @liutony said:
    I want to get a 1U server just to play around with and I want it to have good customisation, easy to upgrade. What’s something good to start with at the first time?

    The question is what will you host with your server

    Don’t ask what you don’t want to know

  • @gbzret4d said:
    The question is what will you host with your server

    Literally anything, just want to play around with Linux and the hardware

  • @liutony said:

    @gbzret4d said:
    The question is what will you host with your server

    Literally anything, just want to play around with Linux and the hardware

    Then rent a vps

  • @liutony said:
    I want to get a 1U server just to play around with and I want it to have good customisation, easy to upgrade. What’s something good to start with at the first time?

    AM4/AM5 server motherboards with IPMI support exist just like $300-400 so pricey, but they are probably very familiar to you.

  • @gbzret4d said:
    Then rent a vps

    The point is to play with some hardware.

  • itzgeoitzgeo Member

    @liutony said:
    I want to get a 1U server just to play around with and I want it to have good customisation, easy to upgrade. What’s something good to start with at the first time?

    Look for enterprise servers in ebay if you want to play around with hardware, etc but in customisation what do you mean? It really depends on what you're looking for as well if should be power efficient and silent (enterprise server does not have that but modifying them would work)

  • @itzgeo said:
    Look for enterprise servers in ebay if you want to play around with hardware, etc but in customisation what do you mean? It really depends on what you're looking for as well if should be power efficient and silent (enterprise server does not have that but modifying them would work)

    Like it is easy to upgrade/change part, etc

  • AdvinAdvin Member, Host Rep
    edited July 2024

    @emgh said:

    @liutony said:

    @emgh said:
    Except if you’re lucky enough to have a dedicated room for your hobby stuff

    Yes, I’m about to host something in a dedicated room.

    Nice, AM4 systems are kind of cheap to build. Power efficient as well.

    In the US, the Ryzen 5600X for example seems to be $119.99 new. Not bad for a home server.

    Obviously depending on what you want to do.

    I would go with a 5600G or 7600X, the 5600X lacks iGPU support meaning that a server motherboard with IPMI is required (or a GPU).

    Getting server motherboards with IPMI support for AM4 is super expensive and they're much worse than the boards that exist for AM5. A GPU is often expensive or requires a lot of additional power. At home, realistically, you probably won't need IPMI.

    As a home setup, I think it would be best to purchase a regular ATX case and throw together a 7600X 32GB configuration or something like that. If you really want to get fancy, then you could do a 2U-4U with a small rack. A 7600X is low end enough that you don't need super loud fans to cool it.

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  • emghemgh Member, Megathread Squad
    edited July 2024

    @Advin said:

    @emgh said:

    @liutony said:

    @emgh said:
    Except if you’re lucky enough to have a dedicated room for your hobby stuff

    Yes, I’m about to host something in a dedicated room.

    Nice, AM4 systems are kind of cheap to build. Power efficient as well.

    In the US, the Ryzen 5600X for example seems to be $119.99 new. Not bad for a home server.

    Obviously depending on what you want to do.

    I would go with a 5600G or 7600X, the 5600X lacks iGPU support meaning that a server motherboard with IPMI is required (or a GPU).

    Getting server motherboards with IPMI support for AM4 is super expensive and they're much worse than the boards that exist for AM5. A GPU is often expensive or requires a lot of additional power. At home, realistically, you probably won't need IPMI.

    As a home setup, I think it would be best to purchase a regular ATX case and throw together a 7600X 32GB configuration or something like that. If you really want to get fancy, then you could do a 2U-4U with a small rack. A 7600X is low end enough that you don't need super loud fans to cool it.

    Good points about the integrated graphics

    Although strictly for experimenting, I think a 5600G will do. It’s a powerful chip, and could probably be stable enough on a consumer grade AM4 motherboard, I suppose?

    Energy efficient & the RAM is cheaper as well

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