What's a good budget home server? (lemmy.ml)

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EDIT : I'm going to use a Lenovo P500 (at around $130) with 8 threads (will upgrade it later) and 64gb of RAM. It support the E5 v4 family so that's great. If someone knows the power consumption, that would be cool!

Hello, I want to build a "homelab" and I'm searching for a server, what do you propose me as good options? I need something with at least 64gb RAM, can buy used, and minimum 16vcores.. Around 150$ If you have any good options let's comment below 👇 THX ❤

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[-] [email protected] 52 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You're not going to get anything like that for $150.

~$200 will get you a nice mini PC with 16GB RAM

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Used HP ProLiant. It’s nearly 10 years old, but has 16 cores 64GB of RAM, and is just under $150 with free shipping

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235286275608

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

The hidden cost of power usage could be a lot more expensive then something more modern though lol

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Agreed. 100% would not recommend going this route for a homelab, but it does meet every specified requirement

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