Current Server (File and Game)-
CPU- Q9450
RAM- 8GB DDR2 1066Mhz
HDD- 2x500GB RE3 Software Raid0
MOBO- Intel branded (nothing fancy)
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Addons-
GPU- 8800GTS 640MB (used only for connecting monitor..:/)
NIC- 2x Broadcom Gbit PCI (also using the onboard Gbit) running NIC Teaming
Idle Server-
IBM X3550 Type 7978
CPU- Dual core Xeon (unsure of speed)
RAM- 2GB FB-DIMM (unsuree of speed)
HDD- 2x500GB RE3 from above system would be used
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Upgrade Specs-
CPU- dual socket 771 up to X5460 (quad core 3.16Ghz)
RAM- 8slots up to 32GB (pc2-5300 FB-DIMM)
What I would like to do;
1. Turn the above system or an idle AMD tri-core into a dedicated file server. Again nothing fancy. Budget is next to nothing. I have a few 2TB and 1TB drives to use.
2. Upgrade the IBM server to dual E5440's and 16GB RAM. I would turn this into my game server and/or test server for ESXi / VM's. (Been getting into this a bit more with work and found it very interesting)
My Questions;
1. For it's age, is it still a very capable machine?
2. For the upgrade cost (~$100usd), is the 2 CPU's and 16GB worth it?
3. Is there something I should consider instead?
4. Is there anything I missed or should be aware of with running VM's?
5. Would this support a game server as a VM like I was running on a dedicated box (3x lfd2, 2x csgo, 1x tf2, 1x cs1.6)? (This isn't as important as I can play around with setting up and testing)
I would like something in the 2-4U chassis (I have a chenbro case supporting upto e-atx) but would require me to buy a new board too and that isn't cheap, socket 771 or otherwise. The 1U 3550 I have on hand. I tried to sell it but shipping is crazy so I figure if it's still decent, might as well put it to work.
Thanks in advance,
Outlaw
CPU- Q9450
RAM- 8GB DDR2 1066Mhz
HDD- 2x500GB RE3 Software Raid0
MOBO- Intel branded (nothing fancy)
--------------------
Addons-
GPU- 8800GTS 640MB (used only for connecting monitor..:/)
NIC- 2x Broadcom Gbit PCI (also using the onboard Gbit) running NIC Teaming
Idle Server-
IBM X3550 Type 7978
CPU- Dual core Xeon (unsure of speed)
RAM- 2GB FB-DIMM (unsuree of speed)
HDD- 2x500GB RE3 from above system would be used
--------------------
Upgrade Specs-
CPU- dual socket 771 up to X5460 (quad core 3.16Ghz)
RAM- 8slots up to 32GB (pc2-5300 FB-DIMM)
What I would like to do;
1. Turn the above system or an idle AMD tri-core into a dedicated file server. Again nothing fancy. Budget is next to nothing. I have a few 2TB and 1TB drives to use.
2. Upgrade the IBM server to dual E5440's and 16GB RAM. I would turn this into my game server and/or test server for ESXi / VM's. (Been getting into this a bit more with work and found it very interesting)
My Questions;
1. For it's age, is it still a very capable machine?
2. For the upgrade cost (~$100usd), is the 2 CPU's and 16GB worth it?
3. Is there something I should consider instead?
4. Is there anything I missed or should be aware of with running VM's?
5. Would this support a game server as a VM like I was running on a dedicated box (3x lfd2, 2x csgo, 1x tf2, 1x cs1.6)? (This isn't as important as I can play around with setting up and testing)
I would like something in the 2-4U chassis (I have a chenbro case supporting upto e-atx) but would require me to buy a new board too and that isn't cheap, socket 771 or otherwise. The 1U 3550 I have on hand. I tried to sell it but shipping is crazy so I figure if it's still decent, might as well put it to work.
Thanks in advance,
Outlaw
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