Recommended Server Specs? June 2025

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bluecavalry
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Recommended Server Specs? June 2025

Post by bluecavalry » Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:02 pm

Server Purpose: CCIE-EI Lab Exam Preparation

What do you think about the below setup? Are there better deals out there?

I believe this is a total of 44 cores.
  • $2,058.94
    Dell PowerEdge R630 8-Bay 2.5-configured
    Processor: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2699 V4 - 2.20GHz 22 Cores (+$504.05)
    Heatsink: Standard Heatsink/Fan (+$0.00)
    Memory: 512GB 2400MHz DDR4 (8x 64GB) (+$733.34)
    RAID Controller: PERC H330 RAID Controller (+$27.00)
    Storage Drives: New Crucial 1TB SATA SSD (Qty: 4)
    Remote Access: iDRAC8 Enterprise License (+$54.00)
    Power Supply: 2x 495W R3 Power Supply (+$18.00)
    Network Card: Dell Broadcom 5720 4x 1Gb Ethernet (+$28.80)
    Operating System: NONE
    Warranty: Continue with 180 day limited warranty

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Re: Recommended Server Specs? June 2025

Post by Uldis (UD) » Wed Jun 18, 2025 6:03 am

If to use it as Bare metal server for EVE then it is not bad

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Re: Recommended Server Specs? June 2025

Post by bluecavalry » Wed Jun 18, 2025 6:44 am

Uldis (UD) wrote:
Wed Jun 18, 2025 6:03 am
If to use it as Bare metal server for EVE then it is not bad
Thanks Uldis. Any suggestions on memory or chassis? This is a custom build on Savemyserver.com

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