Subj : Re: FInally hit a wall...
To   : Scuz
From : paulie420
Date : Thu Dec 12 2024 19:52:45

 Sc>  pa> I'm actually currently looking at a r720xd. I *want* the r730xd, but 
 Sc>  pa> I spec out the CPUs (2 are better than 1!) and RAM I think it'll make
 Sc>  pa> better proxmox host than the newer gen r330... yes, slower CPU and RA
 Sc>  pa> but so much more cores/RAM.
 Sc> 
 Sc> I'm running the r720xd with  384 gigs of ram, 24 cores.  Don't think
 Sc> i'll be needing another VM server for a while!  got that on a deal off
 Sc> of the "bay" for 180 bucks, included all 26 drives and accessories!

Dude!! Big things happened last weekend - I found a Dell r730xd for $400! 28cores (gonna upgrade CPUs so I get 40cores/80threads) and it can accept lots of RAM, too. 128GB right now - running 32GB LRDIMMs... gonna add more here, too.

I'm thinking of grabbing another HBA RAID card so I can pass all 12 front bays to TrueNAS, and have the rear 2x2.5" SSDs for OS - and thinking of adding the 4 mid-bay 3.5" HDDs on that new HBA... its going to be awesome. :P

I'm super impressed with the r730xd. That being said, I also run a r330 and r320. And TBH, the r320 MIGHT be the better Proxmox machine - thats because while the r330 takes a max of 64GB RAM, the r320 can take up to 192GB... and I upgraded its CPU to 10cores/20threads - whereas the r330 has 4cores/8threads - its like they 'downgraded' the newer generation box and I just don't understand why...

I think I'll sell the r330, and migrate the r320 into a dedicated PBS machine; I currently run my PBS in an old Dell tower; the r320 would be much more solid IMO...

Thanks for chatting... I assume the r720 is awesome, too - I once thought I wanted to only use rX30 systems, but I've been proved wrong.



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