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You must acquire a HP Z series Z620 machine for your server needs. Potentially also the Z840 and newer versions Z series (must verify noise emissions from all s

You must acquire a HP Z series Z620 machine for your server needs. Potentially also the Z840 and newer versions Z series (must verify noise emissions from all subsequent models above Z620). I have had a huge success with my Z620. Considering expanding to buy more nodes. It has a very low accoustic footprint. My girlfriend instantly approved :) edit: yes, get the version with the Xeon E5 series. Preferably already with the double CPU configuration. edit2: yes, and also don't get the first version that has Xeon X-series. It will not perform well enough for semi-modern homelab workloads.

KaiserPro 6y ago
Just to back this up, the HP z series is rack mountable, but also stackable. They can be used for structural purposes as well, its perfectly possible to make a sturdy set of bookshelves with 4x z620s and 4 scaffold planks.
fencepost 6y ago
There are at least 2 generations of the motherboard, make sure you get the second (z620). Also if it still has the original workstation Nvidia card, toss it and replace it. Pissed off the cat that settles on top of the machine since it was no longer so warm, but definitely cheaper to run and the new cheap card is faster too.