Hi all,
This is my first server grade build. Here's what I'm packing:
- H13SSL-N
- AMD 9654
- NVIDIA A10 (Passive)
- 4x HDD 3.5" drives (SATA)
- 2x M.2 drives with heatsinks
Budget: roughly $100-$350 (looking in the used market mainly)
I have not yet decided on a server rack type enclosure, or a workstation/desktop enclosure. Here are some things I'm considering:
- Redundant PSU: This seems like a nice to have, but not a necessity especially with my budget.
- HDD Bays: Again, a nice to have. I think I would like to have the upgrade path to add at least 2 other 3.5" drives.
- SSD Bays: I definitely want an upgrade path to add U.2 SDDs later, at least 2.
- Noise: The server may have to spend some time in the corner of an open layout office, so it can't be deafening.
- Cooling: Has to adequately cool a 400W CPU and 150W GPU at least.
Note about major compute upgrade: I would like the option of doubling the compute in the near future when something like used 9754 becomes affordable. In the current setup this would have to involve a second MOBO as the one I picked is not dual socket (I have considered putting 1 CPU on a dual socket for the time being, but the used market on dual socket MOBOs is not great right now). That generally seems unaffordable in the near future...
Similarly, I would like the option of adding a second GPU to this instance.
I'm aware this is very much a "I want it all" set of specs, so I'm looking for someone to ground me in reality.
This is my first server grade build. Here's what I'm packing:
- H13SSL-N
- AMD 9654
- NVIDIA A10 (Passive)
- 4x HDD 3.5" drives (SATA)
- 2x M.2 drives with heatsinks
Budget: roughly $100-$350 (looking in the used market mainly)
I have not yet decided on a server rack type enclosure, or a workstation/desktop enclosure. Here are some things I'm considering:
- Redundant PSU: This seems like a nice to have, but not a necessity especially with my budget.
- HDD Bays: Again, a nice to have. I think I would like to have the upgrade path to add at least 2 other 3.5" drives.
- SSD Bays: I definitely want an upgrade path to add U.2 SDDs later, at least 2.
- Noise: The server may have to spend some time in the corner of an open layout office, so it can't be deafening.
- Cooling: Has to adequately cool a 400W CPU and 150W GPU at least.
Note about major compute upgrade: I would like the option of doubling the compute in the near future when something like used 9754 becomes affordable. In the current setup this would have to involve a second MOBO as the one I picked is not dual socket (I have considered putting 1 CPU on a dual socket for the time being, but the used market on dual socket MOBOs is not great right now). That generally seems unaffordable in the near future...
Similarly, I would like the option of adding a second GPU to this instance.
I'm aware this is very much a "I want it all" set of specs, so I'm looking for someone to ground me in reality.