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SFF server recommendations (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by tylrhas@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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I have seen a few times people suggest used SFF pcs like a dell optiflex as a replacement for a raspberry pi. Is there anything to look for specifically or ones to get/avoid? I have searched this sub and have not found anything that was recently suggested. Right now just looking for something to run home assistant and frigate. Down the road may add more.

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[–] bryan_vaz@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is the master reference thread for Lenovo Tiny https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/lenovo-thinkcentre-thinkstation-tiny-project-tinyminimicro-reference-thread.34925/

Patrick has alot of other writeups on the STH main site.

Personally my preference is Lenovo P330 or M720q:

Supports x8 PCIe 3.0 low profile card or a 2.5" SATA drive
1xM.2 for M720q; 2x M.2 for P330
2 DDR4 SODIMM slots
2x 10G USB3.2 ports
1xM.2 B key supports non-wifi cards also (e.g. Zigbee/zwave)
Heatsink technically supports up to 65w i9-9900 (though you leave alot of performance on the table for sustained workloads), but most come with an i5-8500T

There's also the HP T740 which also supports a PCIe card, but is a bit taller than 1U

[–] tylrhas@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Good to know thank you!