expiredchaofun posted Jun 24, 2022 04:31 PM
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expiredchaofun posted Jun 24, 2022 04:31 PM
Dell Optiplex 3050 Small Form Desktop (Refurb): i5-6500, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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Assuming 25W average, that's less than $32/year running 24/7 at the US average 14.47 cents/kWh. You might be able to knock $20 a year off that number if you get a super power efficient 8W system, but I wouldn't call a delta of $0.05 a day costly. (Obviously this may change a bit for people in CA/AK/HI or the north east, but even then we're still only talking maybe $0.10/day.)
Indeed great for home servers
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Asrock has some embedded mobos with low-power passive-cooled Celeron CPUs. I got one one N3150M for around $60. You just have to add in RAM, case, PSU (even a pico-psu will work), and a disk (maybe USB drive). I spent around $150 in total for everything. Unfortunately, these Celeron mobos usually cost $100+ nowadays.
Anyway, if you need build a software router or NAS or something similar, this kind of stuff is always an option to consider.
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If you legitimately need to run heavy, depending on your traffic and what additional services you might need, then you may actually need this. If not, you can find all sorts of smaller, cheaper USFF boxes on eBay that will burn half the power and take up even less space, likely with less noise as well.
And even if you do plan on running a lot of services you may still be better with a thin client and a 4 port NIC, paying a bit more for the machine up from but getting more horsepower at a lower energy cost. Over time (2-3 years) a few dollars a month in difference would probably offset your initial savings.
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Assuming 25W average, that's less than $32/year running 24/7 at the US average 14.47 cents/kWh. You might be able to knock $20 a year off that number if you get a super power efficient 8W system, but I wouldn't call a delta of $0.05 a day costly. (Obviously this may change a bit for people in CA/AK/HI or the north east, but even then we're still only talking maybe $0.10/day.)
Might be hard to find some drivers though making it not worth the effort.
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