searcherrr
Technical User
A long time ago I used to keep up with each generation or wave of new tech CPU coming out. At some point it got to be too much trouble and I gave up on it thinking, if I buy new I'll always have the fastest. Enter USED and EBAY etc... Trying to save some money to start a new web business.
I see plenty of servers for sale and I'll just focus on a couple to start off with. HP DL380 G3's or G4's and Dell PowerEdge 2650 or 2850's.
I want RAID, etc.. but my biggest question is upgrading and is it possible. Why isn't upgrade documentation included in anything these days? I mean, what can I put in those servers as far as "the fastest CPU" goes or are they not upgradeable?
Is the DL380 G3 or G4 2 generations back? 3 gens back? 4 gens back?
Same question for the 2650 or 2850's. How far back?
I have established that these servers were fairly new in 2004-2005. I'm using a 2005 HP laptop right now that suffices just fine. It used to be that when newer faster computing power came out you could really tell a difference, but now it doesn't seem that way anymore. Seems the differences in speed/performance are fairly marginal to me.
I will be running say 10 web sites with a lot of static content and slowly over a great bit of time will incorporate database driven web sites. Would any of the aforementioned servers be good enough? Too slow? Need something more up to date?
If I slap a 1000gigabit network card in there will that keep me up to speed on the networks/internet? (as opposed to a 100 gigabit network card)?
If I only would've kept up with the generational changes in CPU's I wouldn't have to ask this stuff, but I'd appreciate any and all opinions.
Here are the links to said hardware:
I see plenty of servers for sale and I'll just focus on a couple to start off with. HP DL380 G3's or G4's and Dell PowerEdge 2650 or 2850's.
I want RAID, etc.. but my biggest question is upgrading and is it possible. Why isn't upgrade documentation included in anything these days? I mean, what can I put in those servers as far as "the fastest CPU" goes or are they not upgradeable?
Is the DL380 G3 or G4 2 generations back? 3 gens back? 4 gens back?
Same question for the 2650 or 2850's. How far back?
I have established that these servers were fairly new in 2004-2005. I'm using a 2005 HP laptop right now that suffices just fine. It used to be that when newer faster computing power came out you could really tell a difference, but now it doesn't seem that way anymore. Seems the differences in speed/performance are fairly marginal to me.
I will be running say 10 web sites with a lot of static content and slowly over a great bit of time will incorporate database driven web sites. Would any of the aforementioned servers be good enough? Too slow? Need something more up to date?
If I slap a 1000gigabit network card in there will that keep me up to speed on the networks/internet? (as opposed to a 100 gigabit network card)?
If I only would've kept up with the generational changes in CPU's I wouldn't have to ask this stuff, but I'd appreciate any and all opinions.
Here are the links to said hardware: