I was originally going to get a Dell Poweredge 1950 but I saw that those things are pretty old, so I have decided to get a Dell Poweredge R710 instead. The seller I am purchasing it is selling it for $70 USD but with no ram. I found some good ram for it which is $40 USD. Should I get this server? All I’m running is a file server and game server and do not care about noise.

  • nolo_me@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    R710 is Gulftown era, which is going to be really lacking in both core count (max 6/socket) and single thread performance compared to something a few gens later. I wouldn’t recommend buying anything older than an E5 v3/v4 platform.

  • Teem214@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What’s your budget?

    If you can, spend an extra ~$100 to get at least an R730 imo. You will get more performance and the $100 will pay for itself in power savings in less than 1 year.

  • tiberiusgv@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    R710 is e-waste. Try to get at least like a r730 with ddr4 ram. An r720 is still usable, but getting long in the tooth and only ddr3.

    • MooseCadet@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The R710 is a great solution if you find you’re not paying enough on your electric bill

      • RayneYoruka@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        This ^ /s

        Might be e-waste but still good for someone just starting, not everyone pays expensive electricity

      • Cuteboi84@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Great for the winter time!!!

        It’s why I still have a plasma TV.

        Which I just powered on last week.

        • president_html@alien.topOPBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Yeah I think if you run something that uses lots of power is fine if its cold outside. You can turn of the heating and get heat from the server rack.

  • msanangelo@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nah, the virtual kvm in the remote management on them doesn’t work anymore. Go for a Rx20 series or newer. Those have a html5 based kvm.

    • SilentDecode@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I had my rack before I had my cluster of TinyMiniMicro’s. I’ve ran enterprise hardware for years, but not anymore. But a rack is convenient, because my Synology is rackmount too :)

  • tylerbundy@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I was able to get an R720 at auction for $70 shipped on eBay, those are the oldest I would go.

    If you are going to use it for a game + file server you’d be better served by a newer lower classed model, e.g. R230, R330, R430. RX40 if you can swing it.