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OP did say "consumer Epyc", so presumably referring to the parts using the AM5 socket. From a quick check on Newegg, it looks like barebones servers for that pl
by wtallis 1y ago
OP did say "consumer Epyc", so presumably referring to the parts using the AM5 socket. From a quick check on Newegg, it looks like barebones servers for that platform start at under $1000, to which you need to add CPU, RAM, and storage. So a $3000 budget to assemble a low-end Zen4/5 EPYC server is realistic: $570 for the 16-core EPYC 4565P, a few hundred for DDR5 ECC unbuffered modules, a few hundred for an enterprise SSD, and you have a credible current-gen server from readily available parts at retail prices, without any of the enterprise pricing and procurement hassle.
- csdreamer7 1y agoThat was my intention; mATX AM5 parts.
- BizarroLand 1y agoI imagine they would need quite a few servers to replace their current setup. Then there's also the overhead of setting up and maintaining the hardware in their location. It's not just a "solve this problem for ~$2,000 and be done with it". I don't know the actual specs or requirements. Maybe 1 build server is sufficient, but from what I know there's nearly 4,000 apps on FDroid. 1 server might be swamped handling that much overhead in a timely manner.
- wtallis 1y agoOne server with today's tech can easily replace several servers that are 12+ years old. 4000 apps doesn't sound like a lot of work for one machine, unless you assume almost all of them are releasing new builds more than once a week. A 16-core CPU can rebuild a full Gentoo desktop OS multiple times a week.