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Worqy
By Worqy
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I'm planning to buy myself a home server.

The server is a HP Proliant ML350 G5 with 8GB of RAM, a 2.0GHZ Xeon and two SAS 150GB HDD's.

I would use this to experiment around with server related stuff, host a small gameserver for a couple of friends and do some linux stuff.

I would also throw in some more HDD's and backup all my photos etc.

Thoughts about the server ? Anything I should know before buying it?

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I am familiar with that server. First up - power supplies are horribly inefficient, so prepare for the power bill. :) Hard drives - I assume you only have the HP 200i controller on that right? So you have to stay with compatible drives, which can get pricey. It's a not bad to play with server, if very cheap - but you be better off getting an old PC running an core i3 cpu - be more powerful, use less power and can expand the drives more. :)

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Thank you for your post!

What kind of power bill are we talking about here? Compared to the fact that my gaming pc is on almost all day. (i5-2500k, 560ti, 1hdd, 850w )

I searched on google to find the list over compatible drives but couldn't find it.

The server would cost around 250€/340$.

The fact that its an actual server and not a normal desktop is what got me to even consider it.

And I could also add another Xeon to it for around 50€.

What about the noise level? More like a desktop pc or a rack?

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