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wanderingbilby

I'm considering offering a mini-server to clients who don't want a diskstation. Need opinions on possible hardware configuration.

I'm trying to build an alternative system for clients who need file server capabilities but either don't want a DiskStation for some reason or who also have other server needs a DS can't do (Windows AD, etc). It needs to use server-grade hardware and be as reliable as possible. This is about as compact / inexpensive as I can find without going into SBC-level gear with Non-ECC memory, but it still seems quite expensive, I can buy a pre-built HP for this cost.

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PartPrice
QNAP 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Memory Model RAM-8GDR3EC-LD-1600$193.99
SUPERMICRO CSE-731i-300B Black Pedestal Server Case 300W Power Supply w/ PFC 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays$96.99
SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SLQ-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel Q87 Express PCH (Lynx Point) Chipset DDR3 1600$163.99
Intel Xeon E3-1220V3 Haswell 3.1GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1150 80W Server Processor BX80646E31220V3$204.99
Total$659.96

Only real requirements are:

  • Server-type hardware
  • Min 4 bays for 3.5" SATA drives
  • Min 4GB ECC ram
  • Min Dual-core CPU

Improved

PartPrice
ASRock C2550D4I$299.99
Crucial 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC CT8G3ERSLD4160B$83.49
SUPERMICRO CSE-731i-300B Server Case 300W Power Supply$96.99
TOTAL$480.47

thanks to SN4T14 and KannOx from the irc channel for the suggestions and feedback :)

Posted Jul 31, 2015, 11:35 PM UTC · edited

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