server build

Note on Updates: I will be updating this OP as I get the units in to provide pictures and my opinion on them. They are scheduled to arrive on the 26th of October. Update 1: Less than 30 minutes after posting this they arrived? What? How? They appear to be real too. Nothing jumps out as wrong...

Hi, Im in the process of looking for a new build, to act as a home server lab. The lab is mostly running idle, but i sometimes have to spawn several big K8S clusters, with virtually redundant SQL clusters for testing = 100GB ram consumed. So im planning on buying this: 1 x AMD Ryzen 7800X3D (In...

I am coming up on the time to build my last piece to complete my rack. I have a dedicated TrueNAS server for storage, and a firewall. I want to have a dedicated machine for (likely Proxmox) to self-host everything on, and for Jellyfin (which will run in Proxmox). I am gathering suggestions. I am...

Hi there, first time poster here. I built a system years ago based off this build Building a 32-Thread Xeon Monster PC for Less Than the Price of a Flagship Core i7 It never ran stable on windows 10 (running Adobe Premiere and Blender primarily), and the startup I built it for had to be shut...

Hi, I am embarking on a project to create a scale-able data center server solution. More information in the link. If I see any interest I will post more information. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ku1na5BmsJa8OY2orexHB7AGkl-x6ouLIWeZwXwIeWM/edit?usp=sharing This project will test...

This project started out as a budget project to reuse old equipment that I had stashed around the house. This was the spec I started with: Gigabyte MA-790FXT-UD5P AMD Phenom II X4 955 Corsair Dominator 4GB 1600 128GB Samsung OEM SSD Nvidia Quadro FX3500 LSI MegaRaid SAS 8888ELP Belkin USB 3.0...

All items pulled from working systems and in good condition. Local pickup in Los Angeles, or shipping can be arranged for additional charges. Accepting offers on all items. $500 takes the whole lot. Pictures of all the items are here: Imgur: The magic of the Internet All items come from...

I'm new here. Pardon me if this isn't the correct section. So I am looking to get into Web Hosting. Not as a source of stable income but just as a hobby. Does anyone know of an already established thread that talks about Web Hosting Hardware and Software requirements? Or if you know, can you...

Hello people, As I read in some forums, some consider a so called "Bitumenbox" (Sorry, I came from Germany so I don't know if this term is also known in English. And 'cause I want to use HDDs for my DIY-NAS I consider to buy or built such boxes but I ave a few questions about this (thought...

Hey, Like I mentioned in another Threat I want my NAS to be as quiet as possible (and of course cool as well). I already have a be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 550W PSU and now I need some advices for cooling fans and case - both have to be cool and quiet. Any ideas ?

I've visited this site a bit recently, but I haven't made an account and posted until now. In the last few weeks, I have gotten the parts for and breadboarded a custom Workstation PC. The PCPartPicker list is at Extreme Workstation Build - evanzolman's Saved Part List - Xeon E5-269... -...

i have some crazy idea, i would build my new home server proxmox infrastructure with 1 (or 2 node) powerful laptop (es. DELL e6420 i5/i7 and 8 or more gb of ram) and a dedicated raid nas. pro: - ssd disk - battery as a perfect backup ups - vm machine can work in local or via nfs share (raid...

Can you think of a good server (not too expensive) that would serve these tasks: Domain controller, Malwarebytes endpoint security (still evaluating whether to use MS Server Essentials or MS Server Standard license). Being able to have some central management of network of computers at a...