Budget Server Build

[TheRealOranges]

I am planning on building a server build on a budget. I was hoping for a mini-ITX server motherboard to fit into a case like the node 202 but this is what i have come up with. Is this good? 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Xeon E5-2660 2.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($142.10 @ Jet) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($48.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - ASUS Z9PA-U8 ATX Server Motherboard ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($276.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston - 8GB (2 x 4GB) Registered DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.45 @ PCM) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.80 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce 8400 GS 1GB Video Card  ($28.33 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - VS197D-P 18.5" 1366x768 Monitor  ($64.74 @ Amazon) 
Total: $804.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[pelark]

I'd get a better PSU if it will be on 24/7

[themctipers]

what workloads?

[TheRealOranges]

probably normal media storage and light video processing

[TheRealOranges]

as well as a VPN service

[ArduinoBen]

6 minutes ago, TheRealOranges said:

probably normal media storage and light video processing

 

6 minutes ago, TheRealOranges said:

as well as a VPN service

That build will be a little overkill, but yeah.....

[Isvan]

For everything except the "light video processing" you could get something way cheaper, Maybe even a Raspberry Pi.

But regardless, why do you need a monitor? Are you not going to run it headless? If it's headless no need for GPU and dont spend resources bothering with the GUI

[TheRealOranges]

true, its just there for the sake of it, i could do without it and use my existing monitor to set it up, but since im running linux, i can ssh into it

[Isvan]

Its what I do with my server

[Jarsky]

Nothing wrong with adding a monitor, I have one for my servers for when I need to plug in locally for troubleshooting.

 

I don't think you'll need a video card with that motherboard - can just use the onboard VGA.

I would check if that cooler is compliant with that board - historically while Xeons have had the same socket as consumer boards, they've had different mounting.

Maybe the money from the video card can go towards an SSD for installing your operating system too. I would recommend virtualising it for the number of tasks you're doing, i'd install the Hypervisor on a USB stick, and the OS' on an SSD. Then use the HDD for actual user data.

[HunterChao]

I would go with this build as it is cheaper and still will do everything you need it to do

CPU: Intel - Xeon x5660 6-Core Processor with hyper threading  ($29 @ ebay) 
CPU Cooler: cooler master LGA 1366  ($13.99 @ ebay) 
Motherboard: Supermicro X8DTN+ ($89.99 @ ebay) 
Memory: 12X 4GB Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 2Rx4 PC3-10600R 1333 1.5V ECC REG DDR3= (48gb)  ($77 @ ebay) (more ram then you need for 1 cpu but still cheaper)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.80 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce 8400 GS 1GB Video Card  ($28.33 @ OutletPC) 
Case: DIYPC D480-BK Black Eatx case  ($39.99 @ ebay) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - VS197D-P 18.5" 1366x768 Monitor  ($64.74 @ Amazon) 

Total: $427.03

Savings: $377.36

 

Note: you can run the board with only 1 cpu. The cpu is the same tdp as the one you were going to get. I run this setup as a gaming rig (different GPU)and play all the modern games just fine like battle grounds, battlefield, civ, and others (cpus are really good) I know you will not play games on it. I would also pick up the second cpu for another $29 so you can have 12 cores and 24 threads so you can maybe experiment with virtualization or use it for other things. (another cpu will create more power usage)

2ndNote: The power supply you have will work with the two 8 pins. you can buy an adapter that makes the pcie work with the 8 pin cpu. the way pcie is set up with wiring is slightly different from the cpu and the adapter just rearranges the ground and live wires 

3Note: I buy stuff on ebay all the time and have never had a pc part come in that was broke or not working. read the sellers reviews first then buy.

Edited May 15, 2017 by HunterChao