Some help building my first server.

[StephenB]

I plan on buying an Intel S2600G motherboard, and building my own server. I'm quite familiar with the process of building a PC, however servers seem to be more different that I first thought.

 

1. After quite a bit of googleing I've found a "DELL POWEREDGE 2950 POWER SUPPLY PSU 750W" that will be compatible with the motherboard. However the motherboard also has 2 x 4 pin power sockets (one for each CPU) will I also need to connect them to the PSU? If so how, since the power supply doesn't have a connecter for that?

 

2. I have been used to simply looking for an ATX (or which ever size motherboard I have) and finding a case compatible with that. However after spending a good hour searching I failed to find a compatible case, mostly due to the 2 power supplies not been compatible with it. Can anyone recommend a good 1U or 2U case for that. Preferably a UK based store, or ships to the UK, and as cheap as possible.

 

Thanks for any help,

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just buy the whole server, don't buy the parts, its normally cheaper this way. How about this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-C2100-FS12-TY-2x-2-13GHz-QC-L5630-12GB-RAM-NO-HDD-SAS-6iR-/171816856699?hash=item2801152c7b:g:gPUAAOSw2xRYc-IV

 

You can put a faster cpu and more ram in if you need it, but you probably don't

 

1.No, you need the psu's for that server.

2. Don't build a 1/2u system, its normally awy to small, your much better off buying a prebuilt.

 

What are you using this server for?

[NTDaws]

If you don't have a rack for servers

 

buy this instead

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-T310-Xeon-QC-2-40GHz-X3430-16GB-RAM-4-x-500GB-SATA-HDD-Tower-/142239758511?hash=item211e2678af:g:jWcAAOSwUKxYc-g1

[Archeval]

i second electronics wizardry, if your going for a server build, buy one whole and if you need it to be small then at the smallest go 1U or tower server instead if you don't have a rack

[NTDaws]

1U servers and 2U servers sound like A380's taking off. I dont recommend those imo.

[NTDaws]

You could also look at this

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-POWEREDGE-T110-TOWER-SERVER-INTEL-XEON-X3430-2-4GHz-QUAD-CORE-16GB-RAM-/332087407716?hash=item4d51f3b464:g:WDAAAOSw-0xYc~sX

[NTDaws]

But the shipping is fuc*ing dumb so nvm

[StephenB]

10 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Just buy the whole server, don't buy the parts, its normally cheaper this way. How about this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-C2100-FS12-TY-2x-2-13GHz-QC-L5630-12GB-RAM-NO-HDD-SAS-6iR-/171816856699?hash=item2801152c7b:g:gPUAAOSw2xRYc-IV

 

You can put a faster cpu and more ram in if you need it, but you probably don't

 

1.No, you need the psu's for that server.

2. Don't build a 1/2u system, its normally awy to small, your much better off buying a prebuilt.

 

What are you using this server for?

Thanks, though I need a case for that motherboard, not a server like that. Since I already have 2 Xeons for the LGA 2011 socket.

 

6 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

If you don't have a rack for servers

 

buy this instead

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-T310-Xeon-QC-2-40GHz-X3430-16GB-RAM-4-x-500GB-SATA-HDD-Tower-/142239758511?hash=item211e2678af:g:jWcAAOSwUKxYc-g1

Its going to be rack mounted, since ill be collocating it. Therefor it needs to be either a 1U or 2U case.

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, StephenB said:

Thanks, though I need a case for that motherboard, not a server like that. Since I already have 2 Xeons for the LGA 2011 socket.

 

Its going to be rack mounted, since ill be collocating it. Therefor it needs to be either a 1U or 2U case.

Ok well what is the server gonna be used for.

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, StephenB said:

Thanks, though I need a case for that motherboard, not a server like that. Since I already have 2 Xeons for the LGA 2011 socket.

You can't just get a case for that board, you need the one specific case it was made for.

 

How about this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microtel-2U-Server-Barebones-Intel-C602-Dual-LGA2011-Xeon-E5-CPU-12Bay-400W-/172106745402?hash=item28125c863a:g:qcwAAOSwkZhWTf7T?

[StephenB]

2 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Ok well what is the server gonna be used for.

Quite a few things, main use been a game server. Everything else is sorted for that, storage, RAM, CPU's etc. Just not the case and PSU. Possibly the motherboard, however the S2600G seems perfect for what I need.

[StephenB]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can't just get a case for that board, you need the one specific case it was made for.

 

How about this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microtel-2U-Server-Barebones-Intel-C602-Dual-LGA2011-Xeon-E5-CPU-12Bay-400W-/172106745402?hash=item28125c863a:g:qcwAAOSwkZhWTf7T?

Thanks, though I need it to be shippable to the UK. Preferably been sold there, so shipping costs are at a minimum.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, StephenB said:

Thanks, though I need it to be shippable to the UK. Preferably been sold there, so shipping costs are at a minimum.

look on ebay in the uk?

[NTDaws]

You dont need lga2011 cpus for a game server. A used server from 2008 still works fine. Hell a core 2 duo works fine for a game server.

[StephenB]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

look on ebay in the uk?

I have done, only server I could fine, already come with the CPU's and the case isn't great. No top panel. I just need the case.

[StephenB]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

You dont need lga2011 cpus for a game server. A used server from 2008 still works fine. Hell a core 2 duo works fine for a game server.

I already have the CPU's for the server. I just need a case to fit the motherboard.

[NTDaws]

Just now, StephenB said:

I already have the CPU's for the server. I just need a case to fit the motherboard.

whats the motherboard layout then

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, StephenB said:

I have done, only server I could fine, already come with the CPU's and the case isn't great. No top panel. I just need the case.

Ow wow. The uk market sucks compared to US. Sorry about that.

 

This seems to be the cheapest barbones i can find for 500 pounds.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELL-POWEREDGE-R720xd-SERVER-24-2-5-BAY-BAREBONES-YELLOW-CHASSIS-NW98N-5NP86-/182134476807?hash=item2a680f9007:g:-WoAAOSwuzRXcyt7

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

whats the motherboard layout then

proprietary, its not a normal form factor.

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, StephenB said:

I already have the CPU's for the server. I just need a case to fit the motherboard.

This maybe?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Rackmount-mATX-ITX-2x5-25-6xHDD-Bay-3-Horizonal-Riser-7xLowPr-Case-NEW-/112259916118

[StephenB]

2 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

This maybe?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Rackmount-mATX-ITX-2x5-25-6xHDD-Bay-3-Horizonal-Riser-7xLowPr-Case-NEW-/112259916118

Doesn't look like it would fit the PSU's.

 

http://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/motherboards/server-motherboards/server-board-s2600gl-gz.html

 

PSU's seem to connect to the two sockets in the right corner.

 

 

[StephenB]

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