Need some help with my server parts?

OllieTaylor99 · 9 Aug 2013 at 15:50

Im building a extremely low cost server using some of the parts i have lying around at home. The parts are 2x 40gb hdds at 7200 rpm IDE 1x 80gb 7200rpm Hdd IDE, An Intel XEON socket 604 3.06ghz 4gb ddr ram pc2100, nvidia geforce4 mx440 8x. The parts i need are a Motherboard, Psu and case. The motherboard i have found is a DELL POWEREDGE 2600 MOTHERBOARD DUAL SOCKET 604 Motherboard. I just need a PSU, case and 2 heatsinks as where im getting the board from gives 2 cpus away with it. The total cost of the CPU heatsink, Case and PSU cannot cost more than £65.

Roady · 9 Aug 2013 at 15:57

As it's a Dell mobo keep an eye on what PSU it needs, some of them from that era have odd connectors!

OllieTaylor99 · 9 Aug 2013 at 16:03

Roady said:
As it's a Dell mobo keep an eye on what PSU it needs, some of them from that era have odd connectors!

Can you find me a better board then please? I know that some propitery PSU's are expensive than there counterparts. It has too work with the parts i already have. And payment must have paypal

OllieTaylor99 · 9 Aug 2013 at 16:13

Or anyone help please, My normal server went kapput this morning and the PSU which has failed is not worth replacing

OllieTaylor99 · 17 Aug 2013 at 09:01

sastusbulbas · 17 Aug 2013 at 12:28

Can you specify the exact uses of the server and its requirements? And the components you have and exact specifications, memory etc? What server OS are you using? And an actual budget of £65 will no doubt limit you to auction sites I am afraid. We cant link to such in the forum.

Every so often the HP ProLiant G7 MicroServer which retails around £312 is either on sale or has a £100 cash back.

Failing that, many huge rackmount servers are available cheap on auction sites. Though any regular 775 socket PC with a two core CPU, gigabyte ethernet and Sata HDD is usually fast enough for basic home server tasks that cannot be handled by a simple Nas enclosure. Quite a lot of suitable basic tower desktops available for under £65 on auction sites that are well enough specced, and buying a full tower will get you far more than trying to get a few suitable components ever would for old tech.

My own plan for a server was going to be based on an Asus P5QL-VM EPU with a 2 core E6300 and 4gb of DDR2, it has onboard GPU with HDMI, and can take up to six Sata HDD's. Runs cool n quiet with the stock cooler too. A basic PSU from a Compaq PC runs it OK. Amahi free server OS. (The set up actually resided within a Compaq Presario SR1000 case with a 500gb Sata drive).

I got the Compaq Presario SR1000 case and power supply with the Asus P5QL motherboard, socket 775 E6300 cpu and stock Intel cooler, sata DVD drive, two sata cables, 2gb memory and a 40gb IDE drive for free. No OS.

Usually some papers have people wanting rid of such, pick up only etc, and a lot of such appears on auction sites if you take the time to look.