server Buying a Refurbished Server - Is Server Monkey any good?

[Trainguyrom]

Greetings!

 

I'm currently looking at purchasing a refurbished server, and Server Monkey seems to be about what I'm looking for. My plan is to use the server as a NAS, Renderfarm and game server (but certainly not the last two at the same time) I also plan on sourcing my own hard drives (4TB 7200RPM WD Reds in RAID) However, because this is a large purchase, I want to make sure that my money is well-spent, considering how important this server will be. I also plan on doing a low-cost backup of the server using a raspberry pi and another hard drive (not in RAID), with just a weekly backup for extra safety.

 

Also, before you scold me for trying to keep volatile system files on a RAID array, I'll have an SSD in there for the OS and software.

 

So my question is: Is Server Monkey a good place to order my server from, sans storage?

Any extra buying tips? Anything I should know before I pull the trigger?

[tt2468]

Look at other suppliers. I know for a fact you can get better deals from other sellers like esisoinc

EDIT: Also, buy dell if you can. I have worked with almost everyone, and I have had the best experience with dell. Their ipmi is outstanding too.

[Trainguyrom]

7 minutes ago, Kyle Manning said:

Look at other suppliers. I know for a fact you can get better deals from other sellers like esisoinc

EDIT: Also, buy dell if you can. I have worked with almost everyone, and I have had the best experience with dell. Their ipmi is outstanding too.

Good to know that Dell is quite reliable. But, could you provide some specific venders? I'm also not finding anything for esisoinc other than an Ebay page.