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ServerHardware2009

New Server Hardware 2009

Suggestions for new server hardware for Blinkenshell.

Criteria:

  • Runs virtualized machines well (Modern processor with Intel VT or AMD-V)
  • Power efficient
  • Stable
  • Not too expensive

I was thinking of a Supermicro motherboard with some Intel processor probably. Supermicro motherboards are more expensive, but they have integrated VGA (so no need for an external graphics card which would waste more power I think), good integrated NICs (usually atleast 2 Intel NICs) and generally good components for a stable machine.

Next item on the list is the processor. I'm not sure if we should go with Core 2 or Nehalem. Nehalem is said to be more power efficient, but on the other hand we might not need the extra processing power. Motherboards for Nehalem is probably more expensive, but since we're going with supermicro (I think) it might not be too much of a differance. The actual CPU is also more expensive ofcourse.

A first sugguestion for two different server builds:

Shared components:

Harddrive

2x 1TB Seagate 7200.12 - 1800 SEK (2x 900)

Chassi

Antec 300 - 600 SEK

PSU

Corsair 450W - 700 SEK

Sum

3100SEK

Builds:

Component

Nehalem

Core 2

Motherboard

X8STi-O - 3300SEK

X7SBi-B - 2700SEK

CPU

Core i7 920 - 2700SEK

X3220 - 2200SEK

RAM

3x2 GB Corsair PC10666 - 1300SEK

4x2 GB Corsair PC6400 - 1200SEK

Sum

7300SEK

6100SEK

Total sum

10400SEK

9200SEK

Total sum USD

1480USD

1300USD

I'm going to need some donations to buy any of these builds I guess, neither was very cheap :) Maybe a quadcore is overkill too... Suggestions?

I'm going to pay the majority of this server, but it's not going to be used exclusively for Blinkenshell. There is going to be several virtual machines on there, for example a gateway/router, external webserver, probably a fileserver, and then the main virtual machine for Blinkenshell users.