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I don't like: * Pentium G5420 has 54W TDP. That's a lot. It'll be noisy under load. I'd prefer something like Celeron G4932E with 27W. I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support. * iLO enablement kit is $100 and need physical delivery. No more $5 ebay key. That's a shame for home consumer. Also I was not able to find a price. Hoping for the best. Buying Gen8 for $300 with cheap iLO key was a gre…
Why do server hardware need to look cool? Do ppl buy hardware based on the looks!? So many metal cases with razer sharp corners to cut yourself on, making it weight a ton. And screws. And more compartments, like a Russian doll. Making it cost a ton. All you need is a wireframe made in wood or plastic, a bare board, and a fan.
Yes, but no. Yes, that will work. No, that will very likely not be compliant with your local RFI regulations.
That being said there is little excuse for cases with non-deburred edges when you can get cases that are fully painted (in and out) and have most cut-outs folded over for surprisingly little money (~50 €, which really makes you question how any of the questions make a profit off of it, not to speak of workers involved).
I don't like: * Pentium G5420 has 54W TDP. That's a lot. It'll be noisy under load. I'd prefer something like Celeron G4932E with 27W. I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support. * iLO enablement kit is $100 and need physical delivery. No more $5 ebay key. That's a shame for home consumer. Also I was not able to find a price. Hoping for the best. Buying Gen8 for $300 with cheap iLO key was a gre…
echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online
Alternatively you could reduce the clock speed to 1.9GHz for both cores:
cpufreq-set -f 1900 (need to load the userspace governor also)
And of course you can schedule this to happen at a particular time of day.
I don't like: * Pentium G5420 has 54W TDP. That's a lot. It'll be noisy under load. I'd prefer something like Celeron G4932E with 27W. I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support. * iLO enablement kit is $100 and need physical delivery. No more $5 ebay key. That's a shame for home consumer. Also I was not able to find a price. Hoping for the best. Buying Gen8 for $300 with cheap iLO key was a gre…
Well the G4932E runs at exactly half the clock rate, so it's not surprising that it uses half the power. Just disable one of the two cores and now you have a 3.8GHz single core processor with a TDP of 27W: echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online Alternatively you could reduce the clock speed to 1.9GHz for both cores: cpufreq-set -f 1900 (need to load the userspace governor also) And of course you can schedule th…
This absolutely needs a way to add an SSD for OS and fast storage, so the 4 3.5" slots can be used for a ZFS stripped mirror (Raid10-like).
You should be able to stick an M.2 adapter card in the PCIe riser https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SQZBSCN
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You should be able to stick an M.2 adapter card in the PCIe riser https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SQZBSCN
Linux will get that, but will the firmware? If not you still need a SATA or USB DOM to put your /boot on. Annoying.
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Well the G4932E runs at exactly half the clock rate, so it's not surprising that it uses half the power. Just disable one of the two cores and now you have a 3.8GHz single core processor with a TDP of 27W: echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/online Alternatively you could reduce the clock speed to 1.9GHz for both cores: cpufreq-set -f 1900 (need to load the userspace governor also) And of course you can schedule th…
TDP is largely irrelevant. You are interested in either energy per task or power for availability, neither of which you can figure out from a datasheet. The latter is essentially the same as idle power, but depends on what services you run.
I don't like: * Pentium G5420 has 54W TDP. That's a lot. It'll be noisy under load. I'd prefer something like Celeron G4932E with 27W. I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support. * iLO enablement kit is $100 and need physical delivery. No more $5 ebay key. That's a shame for home consumer. Also I was not able to find a price. Hoping for the best. Buying Gen8 for $300 with cheap iLO key was a gre…
The specs on paper won't tell you the whole story. I've got the Pentium G5400 and even though it's rated at 58W TDP its actual power consumption and heat output is on the low end.
I don't have my notebook with me but I ran a small at home experiment with a kill-a-watt sort of device while monitoring temps. Found consumption to be around 21W in idle, 26W for light loads, between 35W and 42W when doing heavy loads like compiling, transcoding, etc.
Temps are 28C in idle, up to 42-ish under load.
These CPUs lack Turbo Boost which is responsible for high temps in many instances.
I've been thinking about getting a microserver. I already have a Synology NAS but I'd like something a bit more powerful to host Nextclound and a couple apps. The Gen8 Microservers seemed neat, but they are getting old and rarer on eBay. Gen10 seems like a step back performance and feature wise. With ILO not available (or a $100 upgrade), what is the benefit for a home / small business / enthusiast user of a Microser…