Low noise home server?

[servNiX]

The server will be in my room, basically about 4m from my bed, will run 24/7 a 365 days per year.

Should also mention my home connection is 500/20 mbit, but will proxy it via other vps server.

I dont need it much powerfull, just about 4TB hdd, 32 or 64 GB ram, cpu with about 8 or 16 threads.

Should be also tower model, 1U servers are noisy as hell.

Also i dont mind 1U if will be NOT noisy.

Any idea which one to choose?

Thanks much!

 

[Rand__]

Budget?

 

[i386]

Supermicro SYS-5028D-TN4T Review small box - big power

 

[poutnik]

Or if you're willing to use something older and do some CPU/RAM upgrade, the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 works very well (though it's difficult to go over 16GB with it. I have read about people upgrading it to 32GB...). And it's very quiet in the default setting.

 

[servNiX]

Thx for all comments Also budget ? I forgot to mention it sorry, the lower the better but something not above 500€ for now.

Anyone heard about HP ProLiant VM 10 Gen9 ? its good?

 

[Rand__]

Well one of this type of boxes might be good for you. Depends on secondary requirements (the gen9 v1 only has a single nic onboard, no IPMI) but can be upgraded.
Also depends on what you want to do with it?

 

[K D]

Or if you're willing to use something older and do some CPU/RAM upgrade, the HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 works very well (though it's difficult to go over 16GB with it. I have read about people upgrading it to 32GB...). And it's very quiet in the default setting.

Can you point to some links for Gen 8 with 32 GB RAM? I've never been able to find 16GB sticks that are compatible with it.

 

[poutnik]

Well, prior to my buying the MicroServer, I have read through this whole thread here and also some other threads in the MicroServer Gen8 section. I think I have read about it somewhere there, but I would not say I am 100% sure, and do not remember a specific post. But if it was somewhere, it was there.

Edit: I settled for 12GB in my Gen8 (4GB it came with, and another 8GB stick), as that's enough for the 3TB of disk space and 1 single VM it's running ATM.

 

[TLN]

I was sleeping next to HP Microserver G8 (literally 2m away from me) for a year or so.
Now I'm sleeping next to a Dual Xeon E5 workstation.

I can notice it, but I believe after I put new coolers in it - it will be very quiet.

 

[whitey]

Now I'm sleeping next to a Dual Xeon E5 workstation.

That should just hum/lull you to sleep right?

 

[Evan]

Living in a climate (tropical) that dictates air-con both to reduce temp and humidity 365 days a year and being in a rental apartment split systems are the norm (as compared to baffled silent ducked systems) you get used to it

 

[TLN]

That should just hum/lull you to sleep right?

And nice lightning show with number of drives and videocards
But seriously, my fridge (basic GE, in rental apartments) is way louder. I guess server can be noticeable, but with all that horsepower it's just idling.