Server Racks n ting

[RyRy]

Hey guys,

I'm looking to purchase a server for like testing, needs to be kinda high spec really but I was wondering if anybody knows of places to get cheap, but decent server hardware? inb4 dell. also would you recommend rack, tower or w.e

ive got a windows server license already

[N!ck]

Get some second hand SuperMicro on eBay?

[RyRy]

****, that's a very good idea LOL.

[N!ck]

Also, server grade hardware is almost certainly overkill for whatever you're doing.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Dell either.

[RyRy]

Nah there's nothing wrong with Dell at all, it's just I didn't want people to jump in with just that. :P

Alright though, so what, just a medium spec PC should do?

[HarrySX]

I've handed CCS Media £25,000 recently to build some awesome servers - they did a fantastic job of finding a great solution. Check them out.

http://www.ccsmedia.com/

[N!ck]

Nah there's nothing wrong with Dell at all, it's just I didn't want people to jump in with just that. :P

Alright though, so what, just a medium spec PC should do?

Depends on what you're doing and how much you want to spend.

[Recursion]

For a home server? No need for server grade hardware. I used my old Q6600 based build as an ESXi host for months before I came to uni.

Also, Dell or HP are always my first choice for server grade hardware ;)

[Tomm]

If you are only testing something then assuming you have a decently powerful machine then you can just run a load of VMs on it, perhaps buying some more RAM if needed.