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

[Kodiak Firesmith]

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=N82E16811154079%7c1>
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=N82E16819113364%7c1>
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=N82E16813130759%7c1>
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=N82E16822148840%7c1>
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=N82E16820313472%7c1>*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 at 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 at 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.
>>
>> --
>> Dave Neary - NFV/SDN Community Strategy
>> Open Source and Standards, Red Hat - http://community.redhat.com
>> Ph: +1-978-399-2182 / Cell: +1-978-799-3338
>>
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