Dell Poweredge 2970

[itachikurosaki121]

Hey guys another random question so as the title says i came across a dell poweredge 2970 for about 30 dollars it has 2 AMD Opteron 2378 processors, 16 gb of ram, 2 73 GB SAS hard drives plus 4 300GB SAS hard drives.....now i already have a NAS server i made from a T610.....im wonder what are the options i have to do with this 2970 i have access to any copy of windows server through my school. I was thinking a personal cloud but i wanted to ask everyone here to see what i could do with this server im up for trying new things ... Thanks everyone for your time in reading this post and responding.

[VinZie]

Network Storage / Backup

File Server

Download Server

Home Media Server

Webserver

 

[itachikurosaki121]

Just now, VinZie said:

Network Storage / Backup

File Server

Download Server

Home Media Server

Webserver

 

like i said i already have the T610 running plex so that takes home media server off the list....im also new to servers so if you could elaborate on what i could do with a file, web or download server would be appreciated or if you have any links to videos regarding this model of power edge would help a bunch as well

[VinZie]

This is a good idea.

 

Use it to Fight Cancer or Search for Intelligent Life. Both are causes close to my heart, but if you have the spare processing power in your home and you're willing to endure the boost in your power bill by keeping your server on, why not install Folding@Home or SETI@Home on it and participate in the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life, or help more earthbound researchers find treatments for cancer. Both projects can use all of the processing power they can muster, and a spare server, even if you're using it for another purpose, has the horsepower to help crunch data while you sleep, or while you're doing something else, like streaming a movie or downloading files.

[ProjectBox153]

Use it for F@H. For $30, that's some damn good hardware too. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

This thing will chug power just saying. Thing 20 a month in power. I'd keep it off. 

[itachikurosaki121]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

This thing will chug power just saying. Thing 20 a month in power. I'd keep it off. 

my apartment complex is 90% solar panels and my power bill is honestly in the teens even with keeping a lot of things or forget to turn things off.

[VinZie]

Just now, itachikurosaki121 said:

my apartment complex is 90% solar panels and my power bill is honestly in the teens even with keeping a lot of things or forget to turn things off.

I am just waiting for your million dollar power bill in a few weeks. Good luck though!