I want to set up a server at home for a bunch of projects and experiments. I need to use Ubuntu 14.04 server for the OS, and an Intel (not AMD) CPU.
Canonical's certified list[1] is not very helpful. I assume 14.04 will install just fine on many systems, but I would prefer to have confirmation from someone/somewhere before buying something. Requirements: - Reasonably quiet. It's going to reside near me in my home office. - Intel VT-x support. - Four cores. More would be nice. - Must support at least 32GB RAM. - Preferably under $800 for chassis + PS + CPU. I assume it would need to be some Core i3/i5 variant. I don't need raw speed, so i7 is probably overkill, and I would prefer to keep the power low. I admit I don't understand the Xeon family at all. I was thinking something along the lines of an HP ProLiant MicroServer, or a Lenovo ThinkServer TS140? But I would be happy to assemble from parts. Looking forward to any advice and thoughts on home server hardware. [1] http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/server _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
