Looking to build a server (£200-£300)

TechMinerUK

TechMinerUK

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Hello all, I'm looking to build a power efficient server for Plex, File sharing, running multiplayer game servers and just generally tinkering with.

I have a rough idea on the parts that I'm going to use with the server being ITX/MATX but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or reccomendations for server parts etc as you can never have too much advice :D.
Also I know the basket total is over £300 but some of the items in the basket are just place holders as OCUK don't stock them :(

Total: £308.00
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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As always any help is greatly appreciated :)
 
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You can get a Dell PowerEdge T20 *right now* with Xeon E3-1225 v3 for £169 after cash-back.
 
rotor said:
You can get a Dell PowerEdge T20 *right now* with Xeon E3-1225 v3 for £169 after cash-back.
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Damn, that price is very very tempting :D
Carbon Copied said:
I'd go with the Poweredge option when both are on the table next to each other - it ticks all your boxes for basic server duties :cool:
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It is tempting but the only issue is could it cope as a game server if I chucked some more RAM in it :)
 
G3258 - Passmark of 4000
E3-1225 v3 - Passmark of 7010 (75% more powerful CPU)
 
With the money spare I'd probably just dual up 2 of the slots with 16gb of ECC (premium over a standard DIMM is negligible to not warrant doing it) and stick a WD red in (3 or 4 tb) to get going with.
 
Carbon Copied said:
With the money spare I'd probably just dual up 2 of the slots with 16gb of ECC (premium over a standard DIMM is negligible to not warrant doing it) and stick a WD red in (3 or 4 tb) to get going with.
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You're right about the costs of ECC vs Non-ECC being negligable. Thanks for everyones help and I shall look into purchasing the server tonight :D
 
I wish we could get these prices in New Zealand. We can only order from Dell in NZ and the lovely machine costs over $2K NZD!
 
I don't even need one but for under £90 I think I'm going to have to order the G3220 model. If they supported 8 3.5inch drives I'd snap up the E3 in a heartbeat to replace my FX4300 based home server
 
So glad i read this thread, £104.99 after cashback with the one with no hdd's installed that is amazing value! Then to get some hdd's sorted :D
 
In a similar predicament searching for a server to start labbing for MCSA Server 2012; seen this and I have 3x120gb SSDs as well, but I keep thinking the TS140 might be the better purchase long term...hmm
 
Don't forget HP Microserver Gen8... about £110 at the moment... but the CPU in the Dell is better.

Dell looks like the best deal at the moment...
 
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