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Also cost effective is to buy used rack mount servers from Amazon. They may be out of warranty but you get a lot more horsepower for your buck, and now your VMs

Also cost effective is to buy used rack mount servers from Amazon. They may be out of warranty but you get a lot more horsepower for your buck, and now your VMs don’t have to be small.

Aurornis 1y ago
Putting a retired datacenter rack mount server in your house is a great way to learn how unbearably loud a real rack mount datacenter server is.
- tempest_ 1y ago
  ahah and pricey power wise. Currently the cloud providers are dumping second gen xeon scalables and those things are pigs when it comes to power use. Sound wise its like someone running a hair dryer at full speed all the time and it can be louder under load.
- Tsiklon 1y ago
  To quote @swiftonsecurity - https://x.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1650223598903382016 https://x.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1650223598903382016 ; > DO NOT TAKE HOME THE FREE 1U SERVER YOU DO NOT WANT THAT ANYWHERE A CLOSET DOOR WILL NOT STOP ITS BANSHEE WAIL TO THE DARK LORD AN UNHOLY CONDUIT TO THE DEPTHS OF INSOMNIA BINDING DARKNESS TO EVEN THE DAY
  - buildbot 1y ago
    This 1000%; and some 1us are extra 666. I had a sparc t2000 at one point, it was so much louder than a 1u Supermicro. Or whatever was in Microsoft HW labs, those you could hear from multiple hallways over… There were non optional earplugs at the doors.
- _boffin_ 1y ago
  Not true. Have one running in the closet and never hear it.
- ComputerGuru 1y ago
  Only if it’s a 1U. 2U units idle at silent.
- J_Shelby_J 1y ago
  Buy a 3/4u case for $100 and put whatever board you want in it with standard PC fans and a decent cpu cooler. Dead silent.
- moduspol 1y ago
  True! They aren't quiet. I keep mine in a well-ventilated room that doesn't typically have people in it.
Y_Y 1y ago
If you're following this path, make sure to use the finest traditional server rack that money can buy: https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/ https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/
allanrbo 1y ago
No, again, just run VMs on your desktop/laptop. The software doesn't know or care if it's a rack mounted machine.
- deleted 1y ago
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Also cost effective is to buy used rack mount servers from Amazon. They may be out of warranty but you get a lot more horsepower for your buck, and now your VMs don’t have to be small.

Aurornis 1y ago

Putting a retired datacenter rack mount server in your house is a great way to learn how unbearably loud a real rack mount datacenter server is.

tempest_ 1y ago
ahah and pricey power wise. Currently the cloud providers are dumping second gen xeon scalables and those things are pigs when it comes to power use. Sound wise its like someone running a hair dryer at full speed all the time and it can be louder under load.
Tsiklon 1y ago
To quote @swiftonsecurity - https://x.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1650223598903382016 https://x.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1650223598903382016 ; > DO NOT TAKE HOME THE FREE 1U SERVER YOU DO NOT WANT THAT ANYWHERE A CLOSET DOOR WILL NOT STOP ITS BANSHEE WAIL TO THE DARK LORD AN UNHOLY CONDUIT TO THE DEPTHS OF INSOMNIA BINDING DARKNESS TO EVEN THE DAY
- buildbot 1y ago
  This 1000%; and some 1us are extra 666. I had a sparc t2000 at one point, it was so much louder than a 1u Supermicro. Or whatever was in Microsoft HW labs, those you could hear from multiple hallways over… There were non optional earplugs at the doors.
_boffin_ 1y ago
Not true. Have one running in the closet and never hear it.
ComputerGuru 1y ago
Only if it’s a 1U. 2U units idle at silent.
J_Shelby_J 1y ago
Buy a 3/4u case for $100 and put whatever board you want in it with standard PC fans and a decent cpu cooler. Dead silent.
moduspol 1y ago
True! They aren't quiet. I keep mine in a well-ventilated room that doesn't typically have people in it.

Y_Y 1y ago

If you're following this path, make sure to use the finest traditional server rack that money can buy: https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/ https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/

allanrbo 1y ago

No, again, just run VMs on your desktop/laptop. The software doesn't know or care if it's a rack mounted machine.

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