Subj : ESXi
To   : Accession
From : niter3
Date : Sat Nov 08 2025 07:40:30

 Ac> That's where I'm not quite sold yet. I don't have a rack (yet). My
 Ac> current server is a 4U tower. I'm debating another one as it takes up
 Ac> less space than a rack, but the price point on these rack mount servers
 Ac> is way better than a "newer than what I have now" tower. Then if you
 Ac> wanted a 2x CPU tower? now you're talking thousands, when you can get
 Ac> multiple CPU rack mount with plenty of ram for a lot less.
 Ac> 
 Ac> Speaking of which. I just looked up those AMD EPYC processors, and yikes
 Ac> are they expensive. lol

I should clarify, I have everything in a cheap network rack. Having something small like a NUC and even a desktop server on a network rack works. You don't have to spend a ton of money to get something mounted on the wall.

Anyways, regarding my current server as mentioned. I think I should just hold on to it as long as possible.

To be honest, I replaced my old server and gave it to my son as a gaming machine. Tossed in a GPU and he's still running it. It's over 10+ years and I felt at the time it wouldnt' last a couple more years. .. :) So maybe I hang on to this one and save my money. It's not like I look at this thing, it's tucked away in a back room.

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