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I am running 2 systems that host virtual machines. One is running ESXi from VMware (don't ask) and the other boots to a Debian 12.5 image or a Debian 11.5 (backup system), dual boot. Both systems are Dell Precision workstations, 5820 purchased on eBay. The latest one was less than $400, but no video. Both systems are 64GB Ram and multiple SSD's. Main system has NVME M.2 drives (3). Quiet for me but I am HOH. I have always had great luck on eBay. YMMV.
I also host a web site and Plex server on Pi 5's. Just installed the M.2 Hat with 256 GB "drive", Debian 12, gave hdparm of 750+ MB/sec. Hat is $12, drive was about $40. I am a sucker for Pi stuff.
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It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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oldfool, I like you. engineering wise
I love Pi's and I am stunned what they can do.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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If I recall correctly Intel sold their NUC business to Asus...
FWIW - I have an Asus ExpertCenter PN64-B w/ i5-13500H, Integrated Iris graphics, 32Gb DDR5 4800, 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2 SSD (System) plus a 1TB Samsung 850 EVO mSATA SSD (Back Up). I'm running Fedora WS.
It's generally fast and pretty quiet.
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Thanks chaps keep em comin
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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So, a quick google search says this system is roughly 8 years old. Based on what you have posted, requirements:
- quiet
- storage
- ram
The cpu will be much faster by definition, you'll likely double your ram and ssd's have gotten larger and cheaper. So your focus should be on quiet. Go for a lower power cpu (less cooling == quiet). Maybe an NVME ssd? But you may want something else. Other than that, a higher end cooling fan.
Don't know what your budget is, but from other comments $800 seems really high.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q i5-6500T. 32GB of ram and 1TB NVMe in it. Quiet, small and not very power hungry.I have Arch installed on it and it runs beautifully.
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Thanks I'll check it out
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Yes, that Futurama, the show they just couldn't keep down despite its horrible treatment by Fox. It's on Hulu now. For another batch of 10 episodes or so, is my understanding.
In terms of TV production, we sure live in interesting times. Before streaming, once a show got cancelled, it was just unthinkable it'd ever come back.
What other show do you think met its demise too soon and deserves a comeback? Personally I was thinking Firefly, but the movie put the kibosh on the whole storyline that had been planned to stretch things out into multiple seasons, so frankly I'd rather not have it come back and then watch the story getting fundamentally changed...
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Agreed. I really enjoyed that series.
Software Zen: delete this;
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The Expanse. There are three books left fer crispsake!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Did Amazon not finish it?
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No, they stopped after book 6 of 9.
There should be a thirty year gap between books 6 and 7, but that's not insurmountable I'd have thought. Amazon managed to retrospectively kill off one of the major characters in the final episode just after they finished filming a whole season so they didn't have to use the actor again in the next series so a little extra make up and Robert is your Mother's Brother.
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They left a huge pile of foreshadowing for series 7, 8, and 9 in there as well.
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"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Well, I'm sure they won't do the same thing for "The Captive's War[^]"!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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What annoys me the most is that they charge £13 for the Kindle edition and £9 for the paperback.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Yeah. I thought the whole idea was: "It's electronic, there are no paper or shipping costs so Kindle will be much cheaper."
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