Screaming into the void! Because why not! |
ItsT3K’s Ramblings |
Here’s the inside of The Grid. This is my server! Not for this site though |
Why Should YOU buy a used server? |
So, It comes as no surprise that I own a server, Well, a few of them. And you might be wondering how I acquired them. The answer? Cheaply and Used. My main server is a Dell Poweredge R210 II dubbed “The Grid”. The Grid was acquired alongside a R610 from a local seller for a total of $250 for both machines. The R210 II was loaded with a Xeon E3-1220 and 8GB of RAM, I did have to put my own hard drive in it but that was no big deal. But why do I bring that up? Well, Because it’s actually becoming a lot easier and cheaper to buy these old servers used! They still have quite a bit of power behind them (hell, The Grid runs a Minecraft server as well as a PLEX server!) and can be found for a few hundred dollars. I’ve seen multi CPU systems that are around 6-8 years old go on sale on Marketplace and eBay for as little as $200 as of recent. So for those in the market for a decent server you can get for a good price, Get them used, It’s a good deal!
Created: April 09, 2023 @11:17AM UTC-5 |
Xeon E3-1220 Quad Core CPU 8.00GB DDR3-1600 ECC RAM 500GB SeaGate NVMe SSD 1.00TB Toshiba HDD 2.00TB SeaGate HDD Rocky Linux |
The Grid’s Specs |
Total Price Spent Server- $250 2.00TB HDD - $50 500GB SSD - $50 1.00TB HDD - Ripped from a old laptop Total - $350
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