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Home server advice (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Epzillon@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hello /c/selfhosted!

Im sorry if this is not the place to ask but i figured id give it a shot. Mods feel free to delete if i should post elsewhere.

Im currently contemplating building an actual home server. My problem is i have no idea what to prioritize in a server. My main concern is probably power consumption and price. It doesnt really need to be a brast. I currently self host a media center on my gaming rig which id like to move over and id like to be able to host stuff like Immitch and maybe some game servers from time to time.

Im fairly confident in my building skulle since ive built a fair share of gaming rigs over the years but i dont really know whats optimal in a server setting. So i come to you to ask about this landscape.

Im thinking good amount of RAM a fairly recent AMD processor on an unspecified motherboard. I do have an M.2 and extra HDD lying around and also an old GPU (GTX 960) but idk if GPU matters. In any case, how would one go about reducing power consumption, my first idea was underclocking the CPU even though i know AMDs recent CPUs should be pretty efficient. But is there any other, better, solutions to bring down idle consumption?

As stated im pretty fresh on this. Closest ive gotten to a home server is a couple of RPis. Any information or tips are very welcomed!

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

If you have old parts, use those, it'll probably overkill. Most server stuff isn't very resource intensive, so a little goes a long way.

If you're buying something new, I'd recommend something small, like a Mini PC or an N100 rig. 16GB RAM is probably enough, and anything with more than 4 cores is probably overkill. A dedicated GPU is unnecessary, something with a modern-ish iGPU will be plenty to transcode video.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Using recycled parts is the best advice. As you said, it's almost certainly overkill and the price can't be beat.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Yup, my first NAS was my first desktop PC, and I've upgraded it as I upgraded my desktop. My current NAS is still running my original Linux install, and currently has a Ryzen 1700 and Nvidia 750 Ti.. Y desktop has a Ryzen 5600 and an AMD 6650XT, and I'll upgrade my NAS to that when I upgrade my desktop.