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How much can I expect from a Xeon E3 1270v6? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by nataku411@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Just got a great deal on a Dell Precision 3420 with a Xeon E3 1270v6. It has 4GB of ram but I intend to upgrade it soon to at least 16gb.

If running VMs and containers, how far could I realistically go with 4C8T from 2017? I was thinking of at least running OPNsense with a new network card as well as maybe TrueNAS, but I'm not sure if I could realistically run more, like a Plex server for a few people and myself.

How much electricity would this build cost? by nataku411 in c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

[-] nataku411@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it's crazy how it all stacks up. Back when I had all my RGB on, 2x pumps, 11 fans, with the monitors on my power draw at idle was almost 200w. Power prices here aren't great so running my gaming pc 24/7 costs me almost $100 by itself each month. Planning on cutting that down greatly with this new server.

How much electricity would this build cost? by nataku411 in c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

[-] nataku411@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I just nabbed an amazing deal on eBay, a Dell Precision 3420 with a Xeon e3 1270v6 for $90. Gonna make it a headless server and hoping to get it idling around 30-50 watts. For comparison my gaming rig idles at a whopping 90-120w.