Choosing components for my Home Server

[Potassium32]

Hey Guys,

I wanted to know if anyone could help me build a home server.

I have a few requirements,

 

1. It must house either a Xeon or an EPYC processor
2. It must have at least a decent 16GB Memory 
3. It must support at least 8 hard drive bays
4. The components must have support in the next 5 years.
5. RGB is not recommended.
6. Must fit in the budget of 700 US Dollars exclusive of cost for harddrive/bootdrives
7. Must have enough PCIe lanes for expansion.

 

I request anyone having any knowledge on the above to give their opinion. I am really desperate.

 

P.S: Removed Octane Memory [Was added by mistake] Regrets.

[Kilrah]

1 hour ago, Potassium32 said:

• It must house either a Xeon or an EPYC processor
• The components must have support in the next 5 years.
• Must fit in the budget of 700 US Dollars exclusive of cost for harddrive/bootdrives

Good luck.

1 hour ago, Potassium32 said:

CPU must support Octane Memory.

There's no Xeon that supports data drive acceleration with Optane. 

[Radium_Angel]

1 hour ago, Potassium32 said:

The components must have support in the next 5 years.

Good luck. Xeons generally have this, the rest of the parts, not so much.

[Kilrah]

For his budget he's only going to get a Xeon that's already >5 years old in a used server...

[Dutch_Master]

Time for a reality check:

• server main boards range from USD400-1000+
• server RAM (ECC) starts at USD100
• server processors start at USD1500 and can reach USD10,000, each! Some Intel systems require 2 to work at all.
• server cases also start at the USD200 mark.
• used servers can be had for less money on various marketplace sites, but it comes with a "buyer beware" warning

Given your question, I'd recommend you'd start with a Ryzen 1600AF system, as that would fit into your budget.

[Windows7ge]

Sorry but you are not going to build a server with these specifications for <$700. Your only option for your budget is retired servers on eBay and they won't meet all of your other expectations.