Want to Buy Desktop PC

Soulzz

Soulzz

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I am in the market to buy desktop PC to be used as a server. Doesn't have to be new parts. Can be used.

Budget is no more than $1000, as little as $700. The specifications below are what I would prefer, or anything made in the last 2-3 years. This isn't a gaming PC, so I don't need a video card and ultra high-end parts.

Preferred specs:

32 GB RAM.
5th generation Quad-Core Core i7 processor clocked at 2.4-2.8 GHz.
Plenty of storage (multiple 500 GB HDD's).
Good Asus motherboard that has dual Gigabit NIC's.
At least 4 port KVM
 
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Budget is 800, so a $300 cpu, $200 for 32gb of ram, lets finally cheap out when we get to the motherboard $100, first hard drive or 2 of them around another $100, $75 for a powersupply. First 2 requirements seam to nix the idea of having a decent dual nic motherboard and staying under 800 :p
 
It can be used. Not looking for brand new equipment.
 
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Hey @Soulzz, didn't even know this section in the forums even existed. i may be able to help you out as I have much of what you are looking for here. pm me for details.
 
Already got a server from eBay. Didn't update the thread. Spent 804 including shipping. Refurbished dell R710 with 32 GB of ram.

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Two (2) Intel Xeon Quad Core E5520 2.26GHz 8MB Smart Cache 5.86GT/s 80W
 
Hmmmm, my previous computer build available if you're ever interested is as follows:

GPU: Intel
Core™ i7-960 Processor 3.20GHz w/ 8MB Cache

Motherboard: Asus
P6X58D-E w/ Triple DDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, 1394, PCI-E, 3-way CrossFireX / SLI

Ram: Mushkin
HP3-12800 High Performance DDR3 SDRAM, 6GB Triple Channel Kit (3 x 2GB)

GPU: Gigabyte
Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, Dual DisplayPort

Hard Drive: OCZ
Vertex 2 Series SATA II 3.5in Solid State Drive, 120GB

Power Supply: Enermax
Liberty ECO 620W Power Supply

Disc Drive: Super-Multi 24x DVD Writer, SATA, Black (OEM)
 
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I didn't want to use third-party drivers for the storage controller in VMWare ESX. It's going to be a test lab for AD, Exchange, SCCM, all on Server 2012 :).
 
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