Posted January 26, 2020 I was wondering if using a used blade server off eBay would be a good choice for game server hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 absolutely not, for a few reasons: - unwieldly - ebay means decomissioned means old means high power draw - non-standard hardware, so hardware failures are near-impossible to deal with - other options are plenty, and are better in just about any aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 @Lurick You were talking about blade servers (that you own?) a short time back. Thoughts? I don't know if Blade Servers run standard OS's or of they need specialized software to work. Depending on the games though I can't say you'll need THAT much density in terms of CPU & RAM. Single socket LGA2011 or LGA2011-v3 a pile of RAM and a good hypervisor would enable you to host about as much as you could want all at once (or within the confinds of your home internet plan) Guides & Tutorials: PROXMOX - Rebuilding ZFS RAID rpool After Disk Failure Mass Deploying Customized Windows 10/11 Installs Building a GNU/Linux Based Windows Deployment Server GNU/Linux Installer Server: Installation & Configuration How to: Use (i)PXE to Install Windows from a Network Why Memorize IP's When You Can Self-Host DNS Instead? Ventoy - The USB Multi-Boot Utility! Introduction to PXE/iPXE Network Boot Featuring FreeBSD & Ubuntu Server Don't see what you need? Check the Full List or *PM me, if I haven't made it I'll add it to the list. *NOTE: I'll only add it to the list if the request is something I know I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Windows7ge said: @Lurick You were talking about blade servers (that you own?) a short time back. Thoughts? I don't know if Blade Servers run standard OS's or of they need specialized software to work. Depending on the games though I can't say you;ll ned THAT much density in terms of CPU & RAM. Single socket LGA2011 or LGA2011-v3 a pile of RAM and a good hypervisor would enable you to host about as much as you could want all at once (or within the confinds of your home internet plan) They can run a standard OS but they need a chassis to house them so unless OP is getting them dirt cheap and is ready to fork out a good bit of money for power it's not worth it. Current Network Layout: Current Build Log/PC: Prior Build Log/PC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 To sum up what others have said, don't get unless unless you have a chassis. These can't be used without the chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lurick said: They can run a standard OS but they need a chassis to house them so unless OP is getting them dirt cheap and is ready to fork out a good bit of money for power it's not worth it. I've always wanted to play with a blade server. For both compute and virtualization purposes. I wonder how NUMA works on them. I take it they require 4XXX series or 8XXX series Xeons so they have the QPI links to talk to each other. Guides & Tutorials: PROXMOX - Rebuilding ZFS RAID rpool After Disk Failure Mass Deploying Customized Windows 10/11 Installs Building a GNU/Linux Based Windows Deployment Server GNU/Linux Installer Server: Installation & Configuration How to: Use (i)PXE to Install Windows from a Network Why Memorize IP's When You Can Self-Host DNS Instead? Ventoy - The USB Multi-Boot Utility! Introduction to PXE/iPXE Network Boot Featuring FreeBSD & Ubuntu Server Don't see what you need? Check the Full List or *PM me, if I haven't made it I'll add it to the list. *NOTE: I'll only add it to the list if the request is something I know I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Author Does this not have a chassis on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, Windows7ge said: I've always wanted to play with a blade server. For both compute and virtualization purposes. I wonder how NUMA works on them. I take it they require 4XXX series or 8XXX series Xeons so they have the QPI links to talk to each other. Depends on the blade since some are "single wide" and usually only have 2 CPUs in those so they can use the 2xxx series but I haven't looked at NUMA scaling on them. Double wide are usually 4 or 8 CPUs depending on the vendor Current Network Layout: Current Build Log/PC: Prior Build Log/PC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 @Monkey5283 No, that's just an enclosure itself for the parts of the blade server. You need a separate chassis itself to power it. Like this: https://www.metservers.com/HP-ProLiant-c7000-Chassis-with-16x-BL460c-G8-Blade-Server Current Network Layout: Current Build Log/PC: Prior Build Log/PC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Author 14 minutes ago, Lurick said: @Monkey5283 No, that's just an enclosure itself for the parts of the blade server. You need a separate chassis itself to power it. Like this: https://www.metservers.com/HP-ProLiant-c7000-Chassis-with-16x-BL460c-G8-Blade-Server Ok now I’m lost what is the difference between a blade server and regular server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, Monkey5283 said: Ok now I’m lost what is the difference between a blade server and regular server? Blade servers are modular and go inside a larger enclosure and lack power supplies and other parts on the rear. A regular server is fully encompased and includes a power supply, I/O ports, etc. and works without a chassis. Current Network Layout: Current Build Log/PC: Prior Build Log/PC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Author 1 minute ago, Lurick said: Blade servers are modular and go inside a larger enclosure and lack power supplies and other parts on the rear. A regular server is fully encompased and includes a power supply, I/O ports, etc. and works without a chassis. So what can a guy use for hosting game servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, Monkey5283 said: So what can a guy use for hosting game servers? You'll need a non-blade server. Dell R610 or R620 are great options. Current Network Layout: Current Build Log/PC: Prior Build Log/PC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Author 5 minutes ago, Lurick said: You'll need a non-blade server. Dell R610 or R620 are great options. How expensive r they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, Monkey5283 said: How expensive r they? Depends on the specs but usually $100+ Current Network Layout: Current Build Log/PC: Prior Build Log/PC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2020 Author 29 minutes ago, Lurick said: Depends on the specs but usually $100+ Aight thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Monkey5283 said: Ok now I’m lost what is the difference between a blade server and regular server? There are three main types of servers. Blade Servers (Needs a bigger chassis to get power, internet connectivity and management) Rack Servers (Probably most standard) These "looks" like blase servers but are a few times bigger aprox 19" x 600-800 CM long Tower Servers which looks like normal computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 4:03 PM, Lurick said: You'll need a non-blade server. Dell R610 or R620 are great options. Ive been looking at these. I find all kinds of different prices from $400 - $1500. Do you have a link to some that you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now