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There's a ton of multi-node servers out there for dirt cheap. That way you only need one noisy server on your desk, or you can hide it away somewhere. I'm a fan

by Tiksi 11y ago

There's a ton of multi-node servers out there for dirt cheap. That way you only need one noisy server on your desk, or you can hide it away somewhere. I'm a fan of the c6100(ish) servers that have been getting offloaded on ebay lately: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-XS23-SC-Cloud-Server-4-node-8x-QC-L5420-2-5Ghz-96GB-C6100-Style-/191834473161 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-XS23-SC-Cloud-Server-4-node-8x-... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-C6100-C6105-Cloud-Server-6x-1-8GHz-2419-Hex-Core-48GB-RAM-3x-500GB-HDD/381299776313 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-C6100-C6105-Cloud-Server-6x-1-8...

tlrobinson 11y ago
Have you heard a C6100? I haven't, but have heard they're insanely loud.
- ChrisDutrow 11y ago
  I think most server machines are probably pretty loud. They're designed to go in data centers where noise is not a factor. They put a lot of components in a somewhat small space, then they put passive heatsinks on the CPUs and blow air through the whole case, including the passive heatsinks. The fans are really loud because they are both small and powerful. If you wanted, you could take the top off the case and then put bigger, quieter fans in, or perhaps put larger, quieter active desktop heatsinks on just the CPUs. I think this would be okay, I don't think the rest of the motherboards usually require the fans, but I could be wrong.
ChrisDutrow 11y ago
Those are excellent, I think a way better deal than the price I got. The processors are 3/4 the power of the ones I configured (Xeon L5420 vs Xeon E5540) and have 24gb RAM per node for under $100 each. Its really shocking you can get machines that powerful for that little, they even come with power supplies. With the dual CPU, they are more powerful than a bunch of the i7's out there. How did you find out about them? Just searching Ebay or is their a good resource to learn about these things? For the ones I got, I just stumbled upon them on Ebay.

by Tiksi 11y ago

tlrobinson 11y ago

Have you heard a C6100? I haven't, but have heard they're insanely loud.

ChrisDutrow 11y ago
I think most server machines are probably pretty loud. They're designed to go in data centers where noise is not a factor. They put a lot of components in a somewhat small space, then they put passive heatsinks on the CPUs and blow air through the whole case, including the passive heatsinks. The fans are really loud because they are both small and powerful. If you wanted, you could take the top off the case and then put bigger, quieter fans in, or perhaps put larger, quieter active desktop heatsinks on just the CPUs. I think this would be okay, I don't think the rest of the motherboards usually require the fans, but I could be wrong.

ChrisDutrow 11y ago

Those are excellent, I think a way better deal than the price I got. The processors are 3/4 the power of the ones I configured (Xeon L5420 vs Xeon E5540) and have 24gb RAM per node for under $100 each. Its really shocking you can get machines that powerful for that little, they even come with power supplies. With the dual CPU, they are more powerful than a bunch of the i7's out there. How did you find out about them? Just searching Ebay or is their a good resource to learn about these things? For the ones I got, I just stumbled upon them on Ebay.