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Looking for a new server (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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Hello everyone,

I am looking for a new home server to replace my existing hp proliant microserver gen8.

Requirements:

Reduce power consumption. It currently runs at around 60 watts at idle, I would like to reduce that.
Enough performance for various docker containers
Enough power for 4k HDR video transcoding for a jellyfin container, whether graphics unit in the CPU or an additional graphics card doesn't matter
At least 4 SATA ports and space for 2 m.2 SSDs
16GB of RAM is a minimum

It doesn't have to be a ready-made solution, I have no problem putting everything together myself.

Edit: Budget is ~500€

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[–] pandad0x0n 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Judging by your name and the high price of electricity you stated, I assume you live in Germany?

If so, mabe this could be an interesting option to consider in search for your server: https://www.ram-koenig.de/Gigabyte-MJ11-EC1-AMD-EPYC-3151-4x27-Ghz-Mini-ITX-Mainboard-ATX-Adapter-Server

It definitely is "a project" as it is a custom board from gigabyte, designed to be used in a Mining rig. It abides by ITX standards however an ATX adapter is required for power delivery to the board.

I got mine from Ramkönig, bought 32GB of registert ECC ram on eBay (27€) so the total for the server (if you have a case and HDD) for me was under 100€.

Power consumption is at around 20-30 watts in idle and according to the tdp of the CPU 45W higher when under load.

What is also interesting is the option to use an M2 SSD on this board. It also has 4 SATA ports.

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

Thanks, that sounds interesting. Unfortunately the board is not available. But I'll keep an eye out for it. Case shouldn't be a problem.