Or maybe a Xeon from Alibaba
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foggy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If price is the deciding factor then just build one.
Get an old i7 for dirt cheap, cram the thing with ram and storage to suit your budget.
Run something lightweight like Ubuntu Server.
psy32nd@lemmy.world 1 month ago
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Keep in mind this could drive up your energy bill.
foggy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It totally doesn’t
I’m running a 14th gen i9 and a 4080. It’s a power hungry boy. 1500w power supply. Generally using about 600-800w.
Running this costs me <$10/month in electricity.
The old compaq presario with a Pentium II that probably pulled down 100w running Ubuntu server as described here made no statistically significant change in my electric bill. That is to say, it’s about as much change as being good or bad at turning off your lights. It’s negligible.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
That’s great if it works for you. However, a lot of us don’t want the bigger power bill. It also has the problem of heating everything up.
I like CPUs with lower TDPs
foggy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No “old i7” as I suggested, is going to meaningfully increase the temp of your room if it has any cooling solution in place.
ReasonablePea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
At 600 watts running continuously wouldn’t that be 432 kW a month?
Assuming you didn’t mean you were running your gaming computer as the server.
At 100 watts that comes out to 72 kW, in CT where I live rates are waaaay higher then what I calculate your rate to be (around 2.5 cents per kWh)
For me a 100 watt server is about ~$22 a month to run.
Are you sure your paying 2.5 cents per kWh?
foggy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Idk what I’m paying per kwh, I am just going off my monthly bills.
My other power fluctuates, I’m sure. I pay it no mind I just look at the bill. 🤷♂️
So far no bill has arrived that made me change behavior.