xByte R720XD Video
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Dell's AMD line was never very big. Although the R715, I believe, was a nice unit.
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I was spec'ing one a couple years ago and yeah the R715/515 were VERY competitively priced - always wondered how they performed. Glad to see they're working for ya
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They vary a little. AMD is better for threading, Intel is better for single thread performance. AMD tends to work quite nicely for average virtualization workloads. These days Intel is in the lead. But AMD makes an excellent product and was the leader for a very long time in the AMD64 world (that we have been in since 2003.)
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Good video, thanks!
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This is pretty much the only server I plan to buy in the near future. Likely from X-Byte. I do not have a client in need for another year or two unless I pull in a new client (always looking). So it may be a different model by then, but still.
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@JaredBusch said:
This is pretty much the only server I plan to buy in the near future. Likely from X-Byte. I do not have a client in need for another year or two unless I pull in a new client (always looking). So it may be a different model by then, but still.
Same, we are looking at another host in the next two months. I will probably work through XByte to get one of these.
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I want to know if xbyte ever gets in old stuff thats still virtualization compatible that we can buy for cheap home server setups and testing labs.
My dream is to get a really basic 2 socket server with 32gb of ram and room for 8+ SATA drives for a couple hundred bucks. Right now you can still beat xbyte's PE2950 with brand new consumer grade stuff (ok, it won't have a proper RAID controller but it's half the price)
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Ok, half the price was exaggerated but here:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4sCbZL
$600 brand new parts, 8 core AMD 32gb ramhttp://www.xbyte.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=>2950II&type=3
$900, Dual E5345 4 cores each, 32gb ram, perc6i -
@MattSpeller said:
I want to know if xbyte ever gets in old stuff thats still virtualization compatible that we can buy for cheap home server setups and testing labs.
My dream is to get a really basic 2 socket server with 32gb of ram and room for 8+ SATA drives for a couple hundred bucks. Right now you can still beat xbyte's PE2950 with brand new consumer grade stuff (ok, it won't have a proper RAID controller but it's half the price)
They definitely do. The Rx1x lines (two gen old) are quite cheap already and you can get a little older than that. Hunt around their site, you'll find stuff.
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@scottalanmiller The PE2950's are way older than the R### series (ok the R510 is way better value than the 2950) but just in raw $ for $ they don't compete. I wish there was an option that would! I'd forgo warranty / support / all that jazz, just a power on warranty (if it powers on it's yours).
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To be clear, I'd pay more to get a proper server (especially the RAID controller). Just a 50% premium seems steep vs new kit.
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Having worked in a warehouse I suspect they probably have a few nasty dinged and scratched up ones they're looking to get some money for. Perhaps this post will illuminate a market for that stuff.
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@MattSpeller said:
Having worked in a warehouse I suspect they probably have a few nasty dinged and scratched up ones they're looking to get some money for. Perhaps this post will illuminate a market for that stuff.
I would gladly invest in one of those nasty ones if it still ran.
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The biggest issue with running real servers at home is noise. Plus they generally use several times more power than a desktop machine.
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@coliver said:
I would gladly invest in one of those nasty ones if it still ran.
Ditto, I don't care what it looks like providing it's functional
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Amazing how much performance you can get from these "last gen" servers. The Intel world has gotten incredibly powerful and cheap.
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@QDesk Ironically it's the big opterons I'd pay a bit more for! The R415/515/715 are super rare these days and I've always wanted to play with one.
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@MattSpeller said:
@QDesk Ironically it's the big opterons I'd pay a bit more for! The R415/515/715 are super rare these days and I've always wanted to play with one.
A bit "more" for? Why? The selling point of Opertons is that they cost less. If you pay more for them, what's the benefit?
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@scottalanmiller As opposed to my suggestion lower down of a cheap as chips scratch ding dent sale on 2950's or similar
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Thanks for sharing this, good overview of an awesome piece of kit!
