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HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus vs. Gen10 Hardware Overview

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Re: HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus vs. Gen10 Hardware Overview

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Post by vbezhenar »

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 great purchase.

CPU seems to be not soldered, so may be it'll be possible to downgrade.

Re: HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus vs. Gen10 Hardware Overview

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Post by saagarjha »

vbezhenar wrote: post #3

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…

> I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support.

I'm curious: are you going to put this under your desk?

Re: HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus vs. Gen10 Hardware Overview

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Post by z3t4 »

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.

Re: HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus vs. Gen10 Hardware Overview

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Post by vbezhenar »

saagarjha wrote: post #4
vbezhenar wrote: post #3

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…

> I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support. I'm curious: are you going to put this under your desk?

Actually I'm going to put it into my closet along with the rest of "home equipment" (UPS, GPON modem, switch, landline phone). Noise will disturb me at night, as I'm sleeping not far enough from there. I managed to configure Gen 8 to be quiet enough with some weird tricks (it was not by default). Basically I need for fan noise to be on par with HDD noise.

Re: HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus vs. Gen10 Hardware Overview

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Post by francis-io »

vbezhenar wrote: post #3

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…

I went down the rabbit hole of low TDP Xeon drives when I was last building a home FreeNAS box. It makes sense in theory to get a CPU that doesn't get as hot, so will need less cooling, but I think TDP is more about the total / max power used, not average. I would suggest a CPU with more cores it can keep sleeping for most of operation, but available when you need it.
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