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Reflux · 11-21-09

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Originally Posted by the_beast

My reply was not intended to 'undermine' you in any way, merely to save you money. I'm sorry that you took offence, but maybe in the future be more prepared to be told you are wrong or being stupid when you ask for 'Suggestions? Ideas? Better way of doing it?'.

Your post lacked in every area including enthusiasm, there was nothing to tell me you even knew in the slightest what you were talking about, I refuse to take information from the least enthusiastic posts. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, you can't just say "you know nothing about this, don't buy it".

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Originally Posted by the_beast

The eBay auction you linked to also seems to be the exception rather than the rule - no other auctions went for nearly so little money. I would not bank on having a similar deal appear any time soon.

Actually almost every auction I've seen has gone for very low. (In comparison with the ~£6k that these go for new)

Thanks for the clarification anyway, going to just slam my old 7300GT in there, along with 2GB of 667, and an E2180/2220 from OCN, probably.

Marma Duke · 11-21-09

Why a graphics card at all? Other than just to install windows etc

I remember my old server had to have a graphics card in or it wouldn't boot though (ATX so no onboard) so I bought a PCI card for <$10

the_beast · 11-21-09

What mobo do you have? As above, the cheapest pci graphics you can find (eBay, junk boxes, friends, granny's etc) is usually the lowest power option & will allow the system to boot. Look for a card with no heatsinks on it - they will cost peanuts to run, but your 7300 will likely eat its way through ~£30/yr just idling. If your board will boot without graphics then just remove the card you have to save the power, but be prepared to have to replace it if you ever need a local console again because of OS issues etc.

As for a cpu - a new E3300 Celeron Dual Core will likely be faster than an E2xxx cpu, and may even be cheaper, plus you get the warranty. Depends on your board as to whether it will work though.

Reflux · 11-23-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_beast

What mobo do you have? As above, the cheapest pci graphics you can find (eBay, junk boxes, friends, granny's etc) is usually the lowest power option & will allow the system to boot. Look for a card with no heatsinks on it - they will cost peanuts to run, but your 7300 will likely eat its way through ~£30/yr just idling. If your board will boot without graphics then just remove the card you have to save the power, but be prepared to have to replace it if you ever need a local console again because of OS issues etc.

As for a cpu - a new E3300 Celeron Dual Core will likely be faster than an E2xxx cpu, and may even be cheaper, plus you get the warranty. Depends on your board as to whether it will work though.

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It's an OEM Acer board produced by ATi, have asked previously but noone can identify it. It supports 800MHz FSB Chips and up to 65NM dual cores, as well as 667MHz ram and PCI graphics.

I really would prefer a dual core, as it'll be used for light gaming until I build my 1156 system sometime in March next year and after I get bored of it being a server; probably a NAS drive and Media centre.

Reflux · 11-24-09

Sheyster · 11-24-09

If I were setting one up, I'd use Linux and a cheap core 2 duo system with 4GB, onboard GPU. Google "source linux dedicated server". Can be done on the cheap this way.

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the_beast Mobo Master Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,858 Rep: 238 Unique Rep: 174 Trader Rating: 0	What mobo do you have? As above, the cheapest pci graphics you can find (eBay, junk boxes, friends, granny's etc) is usually the lowest power option & will allow the system to boot. Look for a card with no heatsinks on it - they will cost peanuts to run, but your 7300 will likely eat its way through ~£30/yr just idling. If your board will boot without graphics then just remove the card you have to save the power, but be prepared to have to replace it if you ever need a local console again because of OS issues etc. As for a cpu - a new E3300 Celeron Dual Core will likely be faster than an E2xxx cpu, and may even be cheaper, plus you get the warranty. Depends on your board as to whether it will work though.

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