Hi there u.c.h. Looking for input on a small form factor build. My requirements are:
1. Will be running Linux (Debian or similar)
2. After being setup will be run headless under the stairs and
accessed mostly via SSH for maintenance.
Hi there u.c.h. Looking for input on a small form factor build. My requirements are:
1. Will be running Linux (Debian or similar)
2. After being setup will be run headless under the stairs and
accessed mostly via SSH for maintenance.
3. Will be used to run lots of servers and daemons, example:
a. Web Server
b. SFTP Server
c. SSHD
d. VPN
e. MediaGoblin
f. Diaspora / Mastadon
g. PeerTube
h. any Fediverse thingy
4. Needs a "little" flexibility in powers for future projects
that might be:
a. Compiling C/C++ code for FOSS
I have considered CPUs with no integrated graphics but am worried about setting it up with no monitor for backup, all over SSH. That could drop
the CPU price below 100, but again flexibility.
I have gone for 1x16Gb card rather than 2x8Gb DDR4s to leave one slot
open to expand to 32Gb in future but am wondering if that will ever be
needed on this build. Would 2x8Gb be better? If it becomes a problem I
could always swap out for 1x16Gb.
Also wondering if a SSD is needed, would a HDD suffice in this
situation. I was thinking OS and servers on SDD, data like images and
videos on the HDD?
So this is what I have so far (no cooling yet):
PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/wwZwRv
CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor
(£128.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H510M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1200 Motherboard
(£101.38 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
(£39.99 @ Corsair UK)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive
(£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM HDD
(£44.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Silverstone SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case
(£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 300 W 80+ Bronze ATX
Total: £420.78
A version with 2x8Gb, i3 and no SDD would be:
PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/x6bKW4
CPU: Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor
(£95.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H510M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1200 Motherboard
(£101.38 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Crucial CT2K8G4DFS824A 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL17 Memory
(£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM HDD
(£44.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Silverstone SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case
(£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 300 W 80+ Bronze ATX
Total: £329.83
I would also consider a H410M but PCPartPicker doesn't list one. So what
do you all think, am I on the right track, any bottlenecks or bloat?
Would really appreciate your input. Many thanks.
RenMas
Geeknix wrote:
Looking for input on a small form factor build.
Why not get some type of Pi?
Hi there u.c.h. Looking for input on a small form factor build. My requirements are:
Geeknix <usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
Hi there u.c.h. Looking for input on a small form factor build. My requirements are:
Assuming this is intended to be a low cost build, every watt you consume
24/7 will cost you £3 over the course of a year. So that allows you to do the numbers on efficiency.
The CPUs you have there are 3 years old. That's not wrong per se,
especially if you want to stay on the cheap DDR4 platform, but just so you know. Older generations are often worse on power efficiency, although the new stuff (12/13th gen) can be run hot - effectively there's an official overclocking mode that gets slightly better performance for a lot more power.
On 02/05/2023 00:00, Geeknix wrote:
Hi there u.c.h. Looking for input on a small form factor build. My requirements are:
1. Will be running Linux (Debian or similar)
2. After being setup will be run headless under the stairs and
accessed mostly via SSH for maintenance.
3. Will be used to run lots of servers and daemons, example:
a. Web Server
b. SFTP Server
c. SSHD
d. VPN
e. MediaGoblin
f. Diaspora / Mastadon
g. PeerTube
h. any Fediverse thingy
4. Needs a "little" flexibility in powers for future projects
that might be:
a. Compiling C/C++ code for FOSS
I have considered CPUs with no integrated graphics but am worried about setting it up with no monitor for backup, all over SSH. That could drop the CPU price below 100, but again flexibility.
I have gone for 1x16Gb card rather than 2x8Gb DDR4s to leave one slot
open to expand to 32Gb in future but am wondering if that will ever be needed on this build. Would 2x8Gb be better? If it becomes a problem I could always swap out for 1x16Gb.
Also wondering if a SSD is needed, would a HDD suffice in this
situation. I was thinking OS and servers on SDD, data like images and videos on the HDD?
So this is what I have so far (no cooling yet):
PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/wwZwRv
CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor
(£128.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H510M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1200 Motherboard
(£101.38 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£39.99 @ Corsair UK)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive
(£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM HDD
(£44.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Silverstone SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case
(£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 300 W 80+ Bronze ATX
Total: £420.78
A version with 2x8Gb, i3 and no SDD would be:
PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/x6bKW4
CPU: Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor
(£95.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H510M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1200 Motherboard
(£101.38 @ NeoComputers)
Memory: Crucial CT2K8G4DFS824A 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL17 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM HDD
(£44.99 @ AWD-IT)
Case: Silverstone SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case
(£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 300 W 80+ Bronze ATX
Total: £329.83
I would also consider a H410M but PCPartPicker doesn't list one. So what do you all think, am I on the right track, any bottlenecks or bloat?
Would really appreciate your input. Many thanks.
RenMas
There are plenty of DELL and Lenovo SFF PC on E bay under £200.
I had few of these, lovely units, sold in days, One like this:
Dell Precision 3420 i7 7700 3.60GHz 8GB Ram 512GB NVMe SSD
Sysop: | Keyop |
---|---|
Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
Users: | 415 |
Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
Uptime: | 35:24:42 |
Calls: | 8,720 |
Calls today: | 3 |
Files: | 13,276 |
Messages: | 5,956,173 |