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    NVMe options for homelab

    So I recently acquired a new server for my lab, now I'm debating on storage options. I'm looking for around 2TB, also nothing mission critical is planned on this machine, hence a single SSD would be enough for now. Since price difference between SATA and NVME is negligible and SAS (12G) is...
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    scaling down, but not

    I'm currently rethinking my homelab situation, since my 12th gen Dells are pretty power hungry, generate quite some heat and aren't quiet either. I have been thinking if a 13th or 14th gen single socket Dell server would work as well. But I'm a bit confused about performance: I currently have a...
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    Purpose of low end SKUs

    I've been thinking about this for a while now: There are these E5-2603 (and their newer v2-4 predecessors) low end CPUs all over ebay for (sometimes) single digit prices. They aren't fast, nor do they pack any special features other than being cheap (even new they where dirt cheap compared to...
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