Re: [Rdo-list] Cheap, quiet hardware for a small RDO installation?

Here's a cart I put together today for $244 that gives 4 cores, 8GB RAM (add $65 for 16GB RAM), 1TB of slow spinning platters (I paid and extra $5 to get 64MB cache over 32MB, but would be curious to see how well the hybrid drives work as a compromise). Couple that PC with the HP NC380T 2xGbe cards for $20 each and you've got a decent SOHO openstack node for about $275 with shipping. *Qty.**Product Description**Savings**Total Price*1 [image: APEX TX-373 Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply] APEX TX-373 Black Computer Case <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811154079> Item #:N82E16811154079 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $39.99 [image: Add APEX TX-373 Black Computer Case to cart] <http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=... 1 [image: AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini Quad-Core 2.05GHz Socket AM1 25W Desktop Processor AMD Radeon HD 8400 AD5350JAHMBOX] AMD Athlon 5350 2.05GHz Socket AM1 Desktop Processor <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819113364> Item #:N82E16819113364 Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy $59.99 [image: Add AMD Athlon 5350 2.05GHz Socket AM1 Desktop Processor to cart] <http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=... 1 [image: MSI AM1I AM1 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard] MSI AM1I Mini ITX AMD Motherboard <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813130759> Item #:N82E16813130759 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy $34.99 $29.99 [image: Add MSI AM1I Mini ITX AMD Motherboard to cart] <http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=... 1 [image: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive] Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148840> Item #:N82E16822148840 Return Policy: Iron Egg Guarantee Return Policy $69.99 $49.99 [image: Add Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive to cart] <http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=... 1 [image: Team Elite 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop MemoryModel TED38G1600C1101] Team Elite 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820313472> Item #:N82E16820313472 Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy $64.99 [image: Add Team Elite 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory to cart] <http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/AddToCart.aspx?Submit=ADD&ItemList=... Total:*$244.95 If anyone has ideas to get better capabilities for a similar price I'm all ears. (Options might be to look for refurb/liquidated DDR3 PC-1600 DIMMs to shave another ~$20 off each unit) - Kodiak On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Kodiak Firesmith <kfiresmith(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: