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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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I have two systems that I need to replace. One is my backup server, which runs FreeBSD and uses some USB attached drives. Really that could be done with anything that is like a Pi, except amd64/x86.

The other is my pfSense router. It is having some hardware issue, which isn't surprising, I pulled parts out of my scrap pile to make it. For that, I need something that can take an pcie card for my dual 10g network card. Does anyone have any ITX or smallish machines they like? Actual smallness doesn't matter so much as not being expensive.

How do people go about finding things these days? I used to use newegg, but mostly now it seems to be a trap of accidentally ordering parts from the moon. Amazon is fine if you know exactly what you want already. Pcpartspicker works well, if you are building a full system from parts (which I do for bigger machines) but I don't know where to get barebones boxes.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wow, that’s a shockingly good deal. I’d love to get something like this for Plex and general household stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You want 7th gen or newer for Plex if you want to use QSV for hardware acceleration! Good news is those boxes are still under $100 on ebay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, they have ones with 1 TB HDD, and some with Windows installed too. Besides these guys, I routinely search for surplus equipment all the time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You wouldn't mind sharing where to look for surplus stuff would you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Such a good find. Now I’m trying to find a reason to get one lol. My Plex and *arr setup right now is an older model gaming rig with an 8TB external.