On 10 June 2016 at 09:14, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
It is going to be low-end server that can be counted on to be on 24-hours a day.
Then the power supply should be "higher" end. And fans, and hard disks...
I think we agree on power supply and CPU fan, at least :) He wants it to be quiet, so I would avoid additional fans. And setting up a RAID, while increasing reliability, also increases the heat inside, necessitating additional fans. Unless one does an SSD RAID, I guess?
One trick to get a lower price is /not/ to use the most recent CPU family, and then not the faster CPU of the family. Can compensate getting more RAM instead.
Generally, yes. But he wants DDR4 RAM, so it can be interchangeable with the other machines. This requires Skylake as previous families do not support DDR4 RAM. I would go for the basic Core i3 model in Skylake: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80662I36100-i3-6100-Cache-Processor/dp/B015VP... saving about $60 compared to the i5, but this is Greg's choice.
Another consideration in the final cost is the electricity bill.
That's true, and might be an argument for the Core i3 6100, which has a TDP of 51W. Core i5 6400 has a TDP of 65W. And this TDP difference also means that, given the same CPU fan, the i3 will result in a quieter system. -- Yours, Mikhail Ramendik Unless explicitly stated, all opinions in my mail are my own and do not reflect the views of any organization -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org