#1 Xeon server build
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 4:26 pm
Carlos,
Started this thread for you and let's see if we can thrash out what type of system you fancy.
First off a few notes ( most of which I'm sure you know anyway )
Xeons will always be better than the i7's etc of the same age for crunching. They are not as fast but have better caches, better thermal efficency, better power efficiency and most important they are far more stable. My Xeons are only ever down when I switch them off. I never have hardware problems on any project with them generally only Lib errors with linux.
Obviously the older xeons are less expensive to buy but more expensive to run.
Rack servers all have RAID and support multiple plug and play discs. No more dead HDD's and complete rebuilds.
Rack servers all have far better error correction build in and support far greater memory capacity. ( very important with multi core / thread systems )
Server ram is more expensive but again far more stable and lasts forever.
It is always cheaper to buy a base system and add the second CPU, ram, HDD's etc.
My preference is HP ( all my systems )
The first question you need to answer before looking for anything is where will it go ? If it is in your house then you need to get a work station. If it can go outside then you want rack servers. Rack servers are far cheaper to buy but they are big and loud. I have 3 rack servers ( don't laugh ) outside in a shed in my garage ( Silver will confirm the shed in a garage ) They are G5 and G6 models and are far cheaper to buy than the equivalent workstation. this is your best option if you can do it. I simply put them in a metal rack available from any DIY store with the shelves mounted upside down to allow airflow round the entire unit.
to give you an idea Anisia Tech is a company I have dealt with
HP prolient rack servers here
HP workstations here
There are others I can point you towards, cheaper options etc and also companies I use for drives, memory etc. This is not a recomendation, just a guide so you can get an idea of what you want and then we can go on from there.
Alez
Started this thread for you and let's see if we can thrash out what type of system you fancy.
First off a few notes ( most of which I'm sure you know anyway )
Xeons will always be better than the i7's etc of the same age for crunching. They are not as fast but have better caches, better thermal efficency, better power efficiency and most important they are far more stable. My Xeons are only ever down when I switch them off. I never have hardware problems on any project with them generally only Lib errors with linux.
Obviously the older xeons are less expensive to buy but more expensive to run.
Rack servers all have RAID and support multiple plug and play discs. No more dead HDD's and complete rebuilds.
Rack servers all have far better error correction build in and support far greater memory capacity. ( very important with multi core / thread systems )
Server ram is more expensive but again far more stable and lasts forever.
It is always cheaper to buy a base system and add the second CPU, ram, HDD's etc.
My preference is HP ( all my systems )
The first question you need to answer before looking for anything is where will it go ? If it is in your house then you need to get a work station. If it can go outside then you want rack servers. Rack servers are far cheaper to buy but they are big and loud. I have 3 rack servers ( don't laugh ) outside in a shed in my garage ( Silver will confirm the shed in a garage ) They are G5 and G6 models and are far cheaper to buy than the equivalent workstation. this is your best option if you can do it. I simply put them in a metal rack available from any DIY store with the shelves mounted upside down to allow airflow round the entire unit.
to give you an idea Anisia Tech is a company I have dealt with
HP prolient rack servers here
HP workstations here
There are others I can point you towards, cheaper options etc and also companies I use for drives, memory etc. This is not a recomendation, just a guide so you can get an idea of what you want and then we can go on from there.
Alez