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If it works for you than that’s all what matters. If you want a quiet computer without the HW configuration constrains of single board with no slots, I recommen
by 404mm 4y ago
If it works for you than that’s all what matters.
If you want a quiet computer without the HW configuration constrains of single board with no slots, I recommend older HP EliteDesk G2 (or newer) 35W SFF. You can get them for about the same price as RPi 4/8GB and they have the option of M.2 SSD and ram expansion. The fan is down to minimal RPM (imo not even audible) and it stays cool. I have been using these for my home servers for years. Just like you, I cannot stand the noise of fans and these are sitting directly behind me and are completely quiet.
Even with the slowest cpu options (i3), the performance is in multiples of Pi)
- indigodaddy 4y agoConfirmed I bought 2 HP EliteDesk G2 within the last two years and they really are great for a non-gaming workstation or server. Both under $135. One was an I5-4590 and the other an I7-4770T (both 4th gen and generally capable CPUs), both with 16G ram and an SSD. One had no OS, however the onboard license allowed me to install Win 10 Pro without any issue. Obviously these are also great for throwing Linux onto.