Comment on "Recommended System Requirements" for buying a used PC for selfhosting
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days agoIf I’m going for Ryzen 8 core first Gen, can I find that in a dell optiplex or Lenovo thinkstation? Or should I search something else?
Cort@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It’s not impossible, but first Gen Ryzen was surprisingly good after AMD shit the bed for a few years. Most major manufacturers weren’t willing to take a chance, though you can find some 2nd Gen available on the used market.
If it were me, I’d look for a motherboard/CPU combo and assemble it into your case of choice. That way you aren’t stuck with the weird form-factors of pre-built office computers.
FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
If OP need compactness, maybe micro atx or mini itx could help.
Cort@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Jonsbo makes some decent compact nas cases with plenty of space for drives. Look at their N series N3/N4 etc.
matx would be more upgradable than itx, but nobody is making either of them with 10gb Ethernet. So I personally would be looking at full ATX boards so I could add in a nic.
FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
If going m-atx, there’d be enough pcie slots to get a cheap SFP+ 10G nic or better, tho…
I’ll look at the jonsbo stuff tho, thanks !