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09-25-2009, 01:10 PM #1Junior Guru
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Branded Dedicated Servers VS Custom?
Hi,
Just thought i'd ask other GSP's and people alike, in your own views what do you think is cheaper and more value for money and maybe more Mhz for your money
Buy a branded rack server i.e. the R200 range from dell or buying the parts and building the server yourself i.e custom builds?
let me know what you think!
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09-25-2009, 01:23 PM #2Disabled
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09-25-2009, 01:34 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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We custom build our servers, however have found Dell's are getting closer and closer to our build costs!
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09-25-2009, 01:38 PM #4Junior Guru
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yes we use the R200 and R300 range at the moment! but i wouldn't mind buying a few with the i7 chips in them, but just wanted to ask the question, if only new egg shipped to the uk !
Rick, if you dont mind me asking where abouts do you get your parts from? Scan, Overclockers?
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09-25-2009, 01:46 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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99% of our stuff comes from Scan, their prices have been pretty hard to beat. On some occasions we've used eBuyer, however only if parts are out of stock on Scan.
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09-25-2009, 01:54 PM #6Junior Guru
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ahh ok! thanks! do you get the 1u or 2u cases from there?
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09-25-2009, 02:06 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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We're on 1u's, We have been using XCase branded cases however are looking at getting some supermicros if we can locate a decent provider.
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09-25-2009, 02:12 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Custom builds will generally get you more power for the money. At the same time it does depend on the components used.
For performance on a budget, custom build. If building an Intel Skt775 based system, dont look for anything other than a DG35EC board. Rock solid, cheap and works with everything.
If you custom build you can also easily source replacement parts which is a bonus, and you know the hardware you put into is decent as you are the one choosing it.
I do quite like some of Dell's stuff, but unless you pay the nose for their Gold support, sourcing parts quickly can be a pain.
We did have a short run of custom building and using cases from www.xcase.co.uk, but they are horrible. We have seen numerous fans fail while being SOAK tested prior to being taken to the dc. There have also been alignment issues on some of the drive bays, making replacing drives a nightmare.
We have now settled on using Supermicro systems. It's got Supermicro's name on it so everything is quality, it's stable and with the right suppliers it only costs a coupe of hundred £ more than custom building.
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09-25-2009, 06:04 PM #9virtualizing the world
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09-25-2009, 09:00 PM #10Disabled
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I honestly feel nothing is better then supermicro when it comes to dedicated servers for game servers.
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09-26-2009, 08:28 AM #11Junior Guru
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ahh ok thanks for your feedback! does anyone know of a good supermicro supplier?
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09-26-2009, 08:37 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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Dell for standard stuff and SM for more custom kit.
I'd never use self build grey boxes in a production environment.Data Republic - UK Managed Servers - Server Management - Managed Backup/R1Soft
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09-26-2009, 08:48 AM #13Junior Guru
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the only thing that has stopped me from having "self built" custom servers with like the Intel Quad core range or the i7 range is that the hardware is built for desktops or video editing etc..
and not meant to be on 24/7 in a DC environment, where the Xeons are built for this, same goes for ram, please correctly me if i'm wrong here!
but this has always put me off building custom servers where if you buy a dell or hp you know its built for a DC environment? I dno.. just my view but if people are finding these "desktop" parts are great in a DC then i might start looking into it
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