Yup, good call. I was tempted by cheaper boards, but I know better. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:10 PM, David Tomaschik <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@systemoverlord.com">david@systemoverlord.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 1:58 PM, matt <<a href="mailto:ur.matt@gmail.com">ur.matt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Part of me wants to get new hardware, because new hardware is exciting, but<br>
> I think for this purpose, and since it's my own cash and project, I'm going<br>
> to go with used. There's simply too much of it out there to warrant buying<br>
> new stuff.<br>
> I did look around newegg and was tempted by some intel/supermicro barebones,<br>
> but I don't think that's the solution.<br>
> Stephen, I'll contact him, thanks for the reference.<br>
> Matt<br>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Richard Bronosky <<a href="mailto:Richard@bronosky.com">Richard@bronosky.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Have you tried NewEgg for build-your-own options? 8GB could be just a<br>
>> little over $50 in RAM (there was a $44.99 2x4GB DDR3 1600 deal 1 week<br>
>> ago) I think this ought to be doable. I'm not saying this is the one<br>
>> for you, but<br>
>> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816138002" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816138002</a><br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:56 AM, matt <<a href="mailto:ur.matt@gmail.com">ur.matt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > I just found a kind soul who is going to let me host a development/test<br>
>> > box<br>
>> > in his rack on the super cheap, so I'm replacing my old crappy VPS with<br>
>> > a<br>
>> > proper server. Does anyone know where I can find some hardware?<br>
>> > I'm looking for a 1u box, manufacturer doesn't matter, just needs at<br>
>> > least 4<br>
>> > cores, 8 gigs of ram, and a processor that supports hardware<br>
>> > virtualization<br>
>> > instructions (vt-d/x, whatever AMD calls it). I'm willing to spend<br>
>> > around<br>
>> > $500. I looked around craigslist and ebay, but that didn't seem to be<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > way to go.<br>
>> > I got a quote for a new i7 box that was about $950, but that's a little<br>
>> > more<br>
>> > than I want to spend at the moment, and I really don't need new hardware<br>
>> > as<br>
>> > I know there are a ton of perfectly good, previous generation servers<br>
>> > out<br>
>> > there that need a home.<br>
>> > Thanks all, and hope to see you Thursday!<br>
>> > Matt.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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>> .!# RichardBronosky #!.<br>
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<br>
Matt,<br>
<br>
For what it's worth, if you're going to be hosting anything that is<br>
critical to you, I can't recommend something with ECC RAM enough. I<br>
know that moves the price point (significantly) up, but at current bit<br>
densities, memory errors are more common than one would think.<br>
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David<br>
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