On Feb 19, 2009, at 9:11 AM, Dennis Muhlestein wrote:
Kimball Larsen wrote:
So, my elderly (4+ years old) home server is banging on death's
door, so I need to figger out what to use to replace it.
It's been a while (uhm, 4+ years) since I've had the pleasure of
trying to build out my own linux box rather than buying something
pre-configured for windows and just slapping linux on it. So, I've
got some questions:
What processor family will offer the best bang for the buck?
Should I go with an AMD or an Intel? What are the advantages of
Phenom vs Athalon vs Opteron? Do various flavors of linux like one
processor family more than another?
How's about motherboards? I assume that after I pick a CPU, I
should mate it with a well-supported motherboard. Any that you can
recommend as having solid linux support for all their doo-dads?
I prefer to make this thing be as small as possible (think media
center pc sized), but have space for a typical ATX case if need be.
Thanks!
Why host your own? If you're going to spend $$$ on a server, why
not just spend $ on a good virtual server. You can do an Amazon E2C
cloud virtual server for around $50/month I think.
Control and cost. First off, this is only a *personal* server - I
don't use it for any of my business stuff at all. For < $400 I can
put together an adequate box that even has a few bells / whistles. At
$50 / month, a hosted server will cost more than my dsl connection at
home to connect to the darn thing.
50/month * 4 years = $2400. Slightly more than the 1500 an adequate
server will cost but lots less than the 3-5k a server that could
rival what you get for the price would be.
I'm sure there are other many hosting options with many different
price points.
I don't think any are really justifiable for my situation.
Thanks, though!
-- Kimball
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