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 DescriptionSavingsTotal Price
1

APEX TX-373 Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply

APEX TX-373 Black Computer Case
Item #:N82E16811154079
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy


$39.99

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1

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
Item #:N82E16819113364
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy


$59.99

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1

MSI AM1I AM1 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

MSI AM1I Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813130759
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy


$34.99
$29.99

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1

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
Item #:N82E16822148840
Return Policy: Iron Egg Guarantee Return Policy


$69.99
$49.99

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1

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
Item #:N82E16820313472
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy


$64.99

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Grand 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@gmail.com> wrote:
I recently did this using micro-ATX to save money over they shuttle / ITX form factor.  I built around the cheapest low-wattage AMD quad-core APU I could find on Newegg with 8GB RAM on each box and slow 1tb spinning platters.  I think I got down to about $340 / each for all components including PCI-e 2x1GB NICs I got second hand from a parts liquidator.  If you are interested in specifics I can try to compile them after work.

 - Kodiak

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Dave Neary <dneary@redhat.com> wrote:
Hi,

I'm looking for ideas of mini PCs I can use for a small RDO cloud -
looking at maybe 3 shuttle PCs, each with "enough" disk (maybe 800GB
total storage) and RAM (8GB per PC enough?). Also, I'm wondering if 2
NICs is reasonable to ask for. My desired price point is *low* - all 3
for under $1000 would be ideal, failing that, as close to it as possible.

Anyone have recommendations for hardware that would serve this process?

Thanks,
Dave.

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