[Gllug] Cheap rackmount servers

Lucian lucian at lastdot.org
Mon Aug 23 06:50:38 UTC 2010


On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Jason Clifford <jason at ukfsn.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-08-22 at 18:56 +0100, Lucian wrote:
>> I do not have a special requirements to be honest. I want a decent
>> machine, performance-wise (virt technology a must), but as cheap as
>> possible :)
>> Ideally I'd try to fit a (decent) desktop mobo and quad-core cpu in a
>> 1U case and colocate it; I do realize it is going to be hard or
>> impossible to do this.
>
> If cost is an option then I strongly recommend that you consider a
> dedicated server rather than buying and colocating your own server.
>
> See http://www.kimsufi.co.uk/ks/ for an example of the kind of value
> that is available. Consider that the i7-2T system they offer would
> probably need about 1AMP of power which you can expect to cost you about
> £100 per month in colocation fees.

Hm, interesting.. I see it's a reseller for OVH. Got a similar server
with hetzner.de.
Have you had any interaction with them? Are they serious? It's very
hard to beat those prices, even with free colo. :)

>
> If I were setting up anew I might well decide to rent servers from such
> a supplier rather than buying them and contracting for racks in
> Docklands.
>
> Whether it's appropriate for you will depend upon what your requirements
> are for bandwidth and latency.
>
> Jason Clifford
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