Subj : Re: FInally hit a wall...
To   : paulie420
From : tassiebob
Date : Fri Nov 22 2024 20:20:16

 pa> Dude - believe it or not, even a Dell r320 (with upgrades) can get you
 pa> running w/ 20 cores and 192GB RAM - around $50...

Indeed.  I have two here.  One has 192GB RAM and the other is in a similar ballpark if I remember correctly.  I think one has 24 cores and the other 16.

 pa> good Proxmox host. Only 4 3.5" drives, but it will accept the big 20TBs
 pa> easily.

Mine have 6 x 3.5" bays, but my recollection is that the stock RAID controller doesn't like anything above 2TB?  Of course there's no requirement to use the stock hardware RAID controller :-)

 pa> I am surprised how much I can run on that '$50' 1U server.

I don't know about where you are, but over here you'll be surprised how quickly it'll run up your power bill.

That's why I don't know the exact specs of mine - they've been powered off for a few months now and I've moved the "must have" things onto a smaller HP workstation that sips the power by comparison :-)

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