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Go for intel platinum with ddr5 and gen4 nvme. Don’t start small.
And I need routers, switches, pdu, patch panels, ups?
https://www.eve-ng.net/
You’re going to host at home or colo?
If at home, I’d rethink getting a racked server
Except if you’re lucky enough to have a dedicated room for your hobby stuff
Why, the best providers started with home racks...
@Calin @FlorinMarian @c1vhosting
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.
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.
The question is what will you host with your server
Don’t ask what you don’t want to know
Literally anything, just want to play around with Linux and the hardware
Then rent a vps
AM4/AM5 server motherboards with IPMI support exist just like $300-400 so pricey, but they are probably very familiar to you.
The point is to play with some hardware.
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
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