Firstly this is a stonking deal.. But on a side note there is a wopping £110 Cashabck on a much more powerful Xeon box here same company:

http://www.serversplus.com/servers/tower_servers/dell_tower_servers/20-3708

Why buy this - Quad core Zeon is much more powerful and it comes with a 1tb drive as standard. Bargain says buy the pentium all day long, those wanting a little more will see alot of performance boost out of the Xeon and the 1tb drive is gravy sell for £40? you are going to have to buy a HDD anyway if you go the pentium route.. Just my two penneth - a Fine deal however OP :wink:

Thanks makes a mockery of my username - too tired to think straight!

Stonkingly hot

Says you can claim for a max of 10 machines...

https://plus.delltradetosave.com/gb/en/pages/promotions/terms

Does anyone know if you can avail cashback on more than one of this ? I bought one already and thinking of buying another.

thanks, ordered a 2gb one from Amazon

Does this G3220 version support RAID or is it just the Xeon version? If so, is RAID only supported in Linux / Windows Server 2012 R2, or would Win10 be able to take advantage of it too? Is this the same as "Storage Spaces" in the Control Panel? Many thanks.

I think it's disabled in the factory and no modified bios can help.

Presumably it has been disabled in firmware (rather than physically inside the hardware), and therefore I'm guessing most likely via the BIOS. The standard BIOS might not offer a feature allowing a user to change this, but a modified BIOS might. Worth considering if it's important to you and you're feeling brave.

Disabled somehow in hardware, so even with MEBx on, you cannot enable the AMT. There is even a sticker on the inside that shows the Management Engine (ME) has been disabled. Nothing in the Bios can overwrite this.

Disabled how - in the BIOS?

Great bit of kit, but if you want remote management (AMT), do not buy the Pentium T20. Even if you swap out the processor for one supporting vPro (E.g Xeon), AMT will not work – it has been factory disabled.

Would the pentium be good enough for office work? I have an old q8200 dell vostro at the moment which is quad core but this seems like it would be faster?

Can anyone confirm these support sleep and hibernate in Windows? Thanks.

I bought this version as I just wanted something to replace my 6 year old custom PC. Thanks.

got the xeon, smaller than i though, well made, esxi running on it now as it came (but upgraded to 16 gig ram) , havent had time to put it under load, but needless to say its been powered on today and now wont be turned off for months !! well happy with the extra performance over the hp gen 8 (although they are great machines).

If you're up and running OK then I think you're good :smiley:
I couldnt find anything that tells us exactly what differences there are but one dell page says:

Each ESXi image is a customization of the base VMware image of a particular version. Dell customization of the image includes:

Modifying files to identify Dell and Dell support.
Updating the ESXi image with the latest validated asynchronous drivers.
Updating patches if it addresses a common issue for Dell systems.

Aww man! Missed this and set it up in the normal ESXi. Seems to be running fine though. Any known issues with it?

I have a T20 with an Nvidia GT610 card in it - this gives audio over the GT610's HDMI.

Also google Xpenology... Not tried it myself, but if you're set on Synology UI might be useful

Get the Dell specific version of VMWare ESXi: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=HJFY8
Works a treat with the T20 - I have FreeNAS, Ubuntu (and other Linuxes) and Win 10 clients all running perfectly.

Just a note to look at the other threads for this great little server.
Many of the same questions (e.g. lack of audio over DP) have been discussed there, too:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/dell-poweredge-t20-tower-server-intel-xeon-e3-1225-v3-3-2ghz-4gb-ddr3-ecc-1tb-hdd-2429853

This morning I happened to come across a website called bios-mods.com when googling about my Dell laptop's BIOS. The site appears to offer modified BIOS updates which can unlock BIOSes and reveal additional functionality. I haven't tried it myself, but anybody brave enough might be interested in applying a modified BIOS to one of these T20s to see if it will enable audio over DisplayPort.

If you choose to do so, you do so at your own risk 8-)

i don't know about adding audio to displayport, dell has the audio disabled in the bios and i'm not sure about a cable like you mention

i have a radeaon HD5450 in another pc that let's me run 2 screens at a time, so monitor for browsing and hdmi to tv via hdmi amp that gives 5.1 out (may do 7.1). this is one of the cheapest cards to do the job you want. the cards power is similar to the inbuilt graphics but for about £25 inc delivery you should be able to get a new card

alternately the R7 240 is about £45 delivered and it one of the most powerful cards the dell will take without a PSU upgrade, but it's a relatively low end card, but a bit more powerful than inbuild graphics. i was going to get one myself. at the moment i have an DP to HMDI adapter and it works on the tv and i can play the audio thru my amp via a soundcard, but i've go great need to hdmi output on the dell at the moment. it is a shame they disabled sound if it was possible to make it work

Just ordered one to hookup to my TV via home theatre. IS there a way to join the Displayport and 3.5 audio to an hdmi. The converter suggested earlier will not pass the audio with it.

The other way could be to put a simple graphics card with hdmi but not sure if that will include the audio. Can any expert help here please?

​Wow two silly posts in a few days?

The Pentium version of this server has no RAID capabilities.

Thanks for your valuable input.

Ooh, that's quite important to know. Is that the case just for Windows or for Linux distros as well?

Optical or digital 3.5mm jack? My question is valid for those wanting to work out how to hook up 5.1/7.1 home theatre amp. Shame you you hadn't read post #130 where my question was already answered (thanks neonplanet!).

Your right - it appears there is no displayport audio passthrough configured in the bios.

DP can definitely display audio but it's possible that in this case that it hasn't been wired for audio so worth double checking that. Dell may have omitted it as it's not required for servers generally.

Funny I have two displayport to hdmi cables. Both transmit audio. One is on a ts140 and the other on a deskpro 600 G1 SFF.One is linked to monitor with sound, the other linked to a tv. No external speakers or 3.5mm audio cables needed.

https://gzhls.at/p/4515/1064515/1064515-1.jpg

there is a 3.5mm standard jack at the back for sound, shame you didn`t look at post 12

EDIT: and on the front

Ya, just read the manual and it does say it has Display Ports so now need another converter (:

I think someone said that it lacks HDMI but has Display Port outputs.

Has anybody used a hard drive greater than 2TB as the primary ? I realised the hard way that Windows does not recognise partitions greater than 2TB unless partitioned as GFT but then cannot install without using UEFI boot. However my USB bootable drive created using Rufus Tool is not being recognised during boot if I use UEFI boot instead of Legacy. Also can you connect a TV to the HDMI port at the back but the connectors seems to be different than a standard HDMI connector ?

I thought cats are intelligent - are you from Loughboro?

PC's and laptops dont have raid - hence its a server.

I suppose using your logic the following are also true.
1/ its made of aluminium so it must be an aircraft
2/ It has a plug so it must be a kettle
3/ It has a fan so it must be a aircon unit.

My buffalo LS441 16tb has a Marvell Armada 370 SoC which is worse than a atom processor - are you going to tell me thats its not a server or even a phone with such a crap processor??

So what features do you think the CPU lacks for entry-level server duties? You seem unwilling to answer this question.

Yeah, because people paying a net ~£79 for a small entry-level server PC are really being duped by marketing! :smiley:
I’d say it’s the other way round in that people over paying for server hardware that is beyond their needs that are being duped by marketing.
Some people just want to run a basic small home server and don’t require features that office servers utilise.
For such people what do you think is lacking in this product?
If you have actual info that might benefit some rather than vague criticisms then please share.

Oh dear. Putting ECC memory in a box doesn't make it a server either. You, my friend, are a victim of marketing. "Tell them it's a server and they'll think it's a server".

Ordered the Xeon version.

I plan to install two * 2.5" HDD's in the optical drive slot and 1 * 3.5" HDD in the bay underneath. Do I need to purchase any extra cables or are the includes ones long enough?

Thanks.

Can anyone recommend a cheap server with Remote Management?

Using a separate graphics card mate. Low profile R7 240 works well for me. I have 2 of these. Both used as HTPC.

Shouldn't do I can get 110 with mine.

It supports ECC memory which is a key feature for a server CPU so what feature is it lacking in your mind?

How are people outputting sound if using as HTPC - using a seperate graphics card with HDMI? On that topic, which graphics cards would work well with this (pentium version)? I like to use my N40L as a quirky/indie games machine for my Steam account, so am looking for similar with upgrade.

yes thanks for the INFO

​could have guessed that, it was more ILO that confuses.

Can I repeat that the displayport DOES NOT output sound. You will get a picture, but NO sound.

8.5KG SO DON'T FILL IT WITH DISKS and put it on a shelf ....
It does have WOL,(specs) so presumably can sleep/Hibernate?

this may come in handy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DisplayPort-HDMI-Converter-Adapter-Male/dp/B0027HYK7S

​Sir, yes, Sir.

It's a Pentium CPU. It is not a server CPU. Vendor support does not make it of similar specification to that of a server. Calling it a server is misleading.

Given this has 2 Displayports (and a VGA I think) could it be used with two monitors (perhaps 3)?

Is this good for gaming?

It's pre-configured to accept four 3.5" disks and there is space for two additional 2.5" disks if you don't have an optical drive fitted (needs an extra power cable though).

It can fit 4 3.5" drives. It has room for 2x2.5" or 1 ODD, but only has 4 sata connectors and 4 sata power connectors.

If you want to use the 2.5" bays you need to buy a sata power extender

What's the max number of HDDs that can fit T20?

​Yes it can be used as a normal PC. You will need to buy a hard drive to run the operating system on. If you don't have a spare Windows key then Ubuntu is a possible option.

As this tower has been designed as a server, you won't be able to put it in sleep or hiberation mode. Apart from this it will work as a normal PC.

I brought mine through the ebuyer deal and installed Windows 10 - works perfectly as a cheap home PC.

Help.
Can this be used as a normal PC?
Not PC savvy, so need some help. I need a new Home PC as current one 8 years old and not worth spending money on.
What did you add to this

Help.
Can this be used as a normal PC?
Not PC savvy, so need some help. I need a new Home PC as current one 8 years old and not worth spending money on.

You'll need a time machine for the ebuyer deal though, and how much do they cost? :smile:

and damn i replied that to the wrong thread (the original one) oops

Great deal but not as good as the ebuyer one (which also included a 500GB disk).
Just had my cashback authorised by Dell for the one I purchased from ebuyer :smiley:
It will be costing me the grand sum of £65.82!

Yes but the point is someone else already posted this deal a week ago from serversplus

Ooh, ooh, call the police, the Server Nazi has spoken.
A server is just a PC that is utilised in a certain way which often means running a server O/S which Dell support on this hardware.
The support is likely the main thing that differentiates it from a Dell desktop.
Of course you can buy far more feature rich servers with specialised hardware not seen on desktops but this is what is called entry-level.
This does actually have the Intel C226 chipset which is for servers and supports ECC RAM.

The title needs editing, it's £143.94 + £5.94 delivery - £70 cashback =
£79.88

:smiley: If you don't know what it means, you certainly don't need it :smiley:

Out of band management is important on high end business / enterprise level kit so you have a backdoor in case the server (or any other type of kit - switches etc) are unresponsive - it lets you reboot remotely - even mount a CD from miles away to install Windows etc...

All the heat this is getting... Not one thing about this box is server-class hardware. It's a crap desktop at best. I don't know how Dell are actually getting away with selling this as "a server". It just isn't.

Hi all,

I've already posted another deal for this, but this one is cheaper!

Thanks to HUKD member 'missionary' for mentioning this one.

This is actually £143.94 but you get £70 cashback making it £73.94!

Specs are:

Intel Pentium G3220 (3M Cache, 3.00 GHz), 4GB (1x4GB) 1600MT/s UDIMM Single Rank, Intel 82579, 290W PSU, UK Power Cord, 1 Year Warranty

Cashback link is:

https://plus.delltradetosave.com/gb/en/pages/promotions/qualifying

missionary did also mention it was posted on HUKD, unfortunately.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/dell-poweredge-t20-pentium-g3220-4gb-143-94-73-94-after-cash-back-4-95-shipping-2472291

is this not the same deal that was posted a week ago?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/dell-poweredge-t20-pentium-g3220-4gb-143-94-73-94-after-cash-back-4-95-shipping-2472291

Tells you here how>>
cash back

You would have to go onto a CPU Benchmark site to compare the raw power.

Depending on what you are planning, they each have bundles with some ram and hard disks. I tend to think that 4GB of ram, or a 250GB HDD are worthless and will just wind up in the bin, but they might suit your plans?

The current HP has a real ILO which is fantastic for out of band where the Dell is pretty poor. in a home setup though does anyone really care?

Meh no ilo on these models.

How does this compare to the HP Microserver which pops up often on here?

Even the versions of this server with better CPUs are fantastic value.

I really want to replace my old Microserver, but after a custom Fan kit, it is almost silent - gutless as it is, that is important in the living room as a HTPC

Sorry for asking but I don't get how to claim cash back. Can anyone guide in full please. Thanks a million in advance :smiley:

I suppose it is doing more comprehensive memory and other checks, being a server.

it does take an age for hp gen8 microserver but for me is ok as I rarely restart it

Yes, but still took an age.

Anybody any idea how long this server takes to complete its POST? I had a Proliant that took an age and was frustrating when used in a temporary desktop replacement application. Thanks.

You should put the full price, then mention possible cashback.
Thanks for posting.

What's the code for free delivery? Thanks.

If I buy this can someone help me set this up as a nas for plex server . Although I have plex server on my shield I want to store files on this for the shield tv to use and backup music videos files , time machine to this is possible from my Mac or should I buy a dedicated nas like a Qnap

Great, thanks. I've ordered the Xeon :-)

I didn't have any problems with a number of types of windows (xp/vista/8/7/10 - and have 3.1 via dosbox) nor a couple of versions of Linux (Ubuntu and zorin)

Thanks for the quick reply! I'm looking at just running one Linux and one Windows VM so I think this'll be good for my needs (Xeon one).

Has anyone put VMware on the Xeon version at all? looking to run a couple of VM's if it can handle it.

I couldn't find the free delivery code for the Xeon model (just ordered BTW, thanks to the person that highlighted it.)
The code is "DELLFREE16" if anyone else is struggling to find it.

Ordered xeon model today. Cheers OP

when i googled in the morning i was sure i found the crucial site and it said non ECC, and the amazon site wasn't clear whether it was or not, but i can't see it now. i couldn't access it at work as click/forward sites are blocked and the crucial links were all like that

Uni,
both the amazon uk link and amazon com sites state is ECC and so does google. I tried for ages to find this on crucial site without success hence my question. (You dont have the link in your cache history?)
I know that voltage is different but i can see no reason why this will not work. I have higher voltage ram in my thinkserver without any problems

i can't get the link to work, but just google the model number from amazon and you should find it

alternately go to the crucial site whilst on the dell t20 and run the app that tells you what ram crucial recommend

HI Uni can you send me the crucial link - everytime i search its suggests its ECC. Thanks

googling the model takes me to the crucial site where it says its not ECC. its a higher voltage too. for the money you should be able to get the exact same thing and lower voltage

Will this memory work? Its unbuffered and ECC.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0030YIUA0/ref=olp_product_details/278-5144281-0935249?_encoding=UTF8&me=

Memory Size 4 GB
Memory Technology DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Voltage 1.50 V
Number of Modules 1 x 4 GB
Memory Speed 1066 MHz
Memory Standard DDR3-1066/PC3-8500
Error Checking ECC
Signal Processing Unbuffered
CAS Latency CL7

Thats correct it came with 1 4GB SK hynix -
1rx8 pc3l 12800e

I put a Samsung stick in and it worked, i tried a lower clock ecc stick and it failed

cpuz says its pc3-12800 hyundai which is hynix which i've seen mentioned regarding the T20 for ram. i don't think mixing brands is a problem though

What brand memory did it come with?

Thinking about getting this as it's cheaper than the kingston from serversplus but not sure if it's a good idea to mix brands

http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/poweredge-t20/CT5092328

I bought the Xeon chip model Thursday evening and it arrived today great service.

I was in the similar position as you, was looking for a NAS to do all my file and media serving, needed a 4 bay NAS and wanted a Synology because of their OS, unfortunately the price was £320+ for the enclosure only no HDD's and the specs were as good as this server.
Seeing this deal for £75 after cash back was a bargain, I'm running eSXi with xpenology VM and it is perfect use, not that much wattage,it is very similar if not loss power consumption to the Synology, and the upgrade-ability is there, where you can't on NAS only type.

My advice is to get this instead, only con of this is that you have to open case and mount the drives, not saying it is hard but don't expect to pop them in as you would do with a Synology, also Plex works but one or two streams 1080p.

would appreciate some advice, i been looking for a NAS such as the https://www.amazon.co.uk/Synology-DS216j-Desktop-Attached-Enclosure/dp/B01BVDJGPE/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

this would be slightly cheaper, what are the benefits/downsides or either/or?

Has anyone put Windows Server 2016 Tech Preview on this? Just bought the Pentium T20 and was trying to decide between Win10 and Server 2012 R2...

I've got the Xeon version, managed to get Windows 7 Pro working after installing a load of drivers. With clean install of Windows 10, was pleasantly surprised that everything worked perfectly after running Windows Update, no need to manually install any drivers

In the picture of the rear on page 1 it looks like it has 2x HDMI ports, am I correct?

If so, am I right in thinking all you need is a HDD and OS to make it act as a normal PC?. And how do they block you from installing Windows 7 with a USB stick?

One question. Could these make use of the AMD Radeon RX 480 ? For a cheap gaming machine ?

I am using mine to run esxi for a VMware home lab. Added 32gb (not cheap but found Amazon selling the Kingston for £35 a 8gb stick) and a 480gb ssd and the system flies.

Does the Xeon e3-1225 model mentioned in this thread also run fairly quietly? I was thinking of using it for some light music software with a USB audio interface.
Also, is the cashback process painless to do?

Sorry if a stupid question cos I'm not that up on PC's. Even though it's sold as a server could I use this as a home PC?

i'm using mine as a desktop pc as my old one broke. i stuck the SSD in, did a clean install from a downloaded ISO of win10x64 from the MS site, which runs without entering any keys (how long i don't know), i put in my old win7 key and it accepted it. i stuck in a couple of sata cards and added more drives from the old pc, mouse keyboard and monitor from before and it runs fine. SMB shares to my other pc and android boxes. it's very quiet too

the code for free del
DELL PowerEdge T20 Tower Server Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Free next working day UK delivery on this server with code DELLFREE16

what's the cost of running I need of the 24*7*365 compared to the microserver?

I could do with a cheap office server (5 staff) something as a file server and a domain controller?

This worth the punt?

Anyone suggest a cheap Windows OS for this one ? Can't justify spending more on Win Server 2012 than the server itself :smiley:

what do the knowledgeable crowd think of this vs. the Gen8 microserver, apart from the cost. Cheapest Gen 8 after cashback is about 120-130 notes.

I got one ages ago. Put an AMD R7 240 in it and use it as a HTPC> Great device.

Please note, the onboard displayport DOES NOT output sound.

I replaced an n40L was the xeon version of this server. I also had to get a sata card to put the OS drive in. Its alot quieter than the n40L. Also very impressed with its speed in comparison. I am running Open Media Vault on mine. with 2 x 120GB SSD in the top 1 for the OS and one for backup files and for my plex database. My main storage is 4 x WD red 3TB drives. I upgraded the ram as well buying a 16GB kit. so it has 20GB of RAM now. Brilliant replacment for the n40L.

Word of warning, especially to those thinking of moving on from the Microservers, the T20 has only 4 SATA ports, whereas the Gen 7's and 8's have 5. The chap at serversplus swore blind it hand 5 and ended up having to supply a SATA expansion card and power expansion cable.

Other than that, considerably more powerful that the Gen7. Quieter too I think, not that the Gen7 was noisy in any way. It can play 1080p 5.1 streams on the server directly, which the Gen7 always struggled to do. Not essential, but can be handy to test media.

I paid for an extra 4Gb RAM, which was overpriced, but worth it.

to the person who asked what it's used for... I put all of my media on it. So films, audio, photos. It's runs my plex server, my squeezebox server, my teamviewer server, my PIA server and my torrent server (legal torrents only of course).
I have a 4TB, a 3TB, a 2TB, a 1TB HDD and a 240Gb SSD for the OS.

I'm still waiting on mine. I got confirmation on 8th june. I couldn't apply until 6th june, about 3 days after the 30 day waiting period. I noticed it said payment within 30 WORKING days but I had seen others say they get it about 30 days after it tracks. you have to wait 30 days from purchase date before you can claim, so I just stuck a note on the fridge. but It meant I got a pc for about £72. I had the monitor and keyboard etc and all the drives, I had one sata card that worked and the other was £20 (I had others but they wouldn't work with windows 10x64 due to being no drivers). the only minor gribble is the displayport doesn't output audio, so whilst I have hdmi adapters to the tv, theres no sound, but not a biggie

@Pasanda what OS are you running?

I'm probably not the best person to ask. I'm not a massive fan of Plex. I prefer to browse across all my HDDs rather than make libraries. But Plex feeds some NowTV boxes (older and newer models) - none of which will work with Kodi or UMS. I also have a Plex app on my LG Smart TV but the LG's WebOS software is so clunky and horrible that the app is a pain to use.

A folder of 10-bit HEVC rips downloaded from a 'certain' place caused me real problems in both Plex and Kodi whatever I tried. But they appear to have caused problems for almost everyone who downloaded the files.

if you want me to test anything on mine which doesn't have RAID let me know

Thanks, had a spare 4GB stick from the lenovo ts140 that I wanted to use for this.

Placed my order it already shows it has shipped nice. Just hope the cashback isn't as bad as Lenovo that took forever to get paid.

I concur and am looking into this, smbd itself causes 15-30% load transferring 70MB/s which is fine, so there's something else at work here. Imma look into it.

Does anyone know if the DDR RAM it comes with is ECC? Thanks

I am running Ubuntu 14.04.4 on my N40L and shared out directories with FSTAB and that's how I connect to them through Windows. As Windows was able to read and write to them, I've assumed this is a CIFS share, do you concur? That is what I get Gigabit speeds reading from all day long.

It might be specific to my situation in some way. The best explanation is I've eliminated everything else that could cause issues.

My N40L is running freenas, got 6 3.5" 2TB HDDs in there which are used in a RAIDZ2 array. I'm using an Intel pro 1000 card for dual gigabit ethernet ports. The box does nothing but act as a NAS since I have a separate box for plex etc. There are NFS and CIFS shares using that storage space. With NFS I can saturate gigabit ethernet (separate box to NAS) and with CIFS I can only get 60-70MB/s, apparently this is because it's single-threaded and sure enough when I'm using CIFS there's 50% load reported by freenas. Read not write, and all the drives are fine so it's not extra load from the raid array.

Seems they've removed NFS support from Windows 10 so it seems like the best option is to get more CPU power.

*edit* shame really, I've been looking at infiniband cards and they're mighty cheap but if CIFS needs plenty of CPU power for 1Gbit then I won't saturate 40 :P

recently been looking at NAS such as dsj15 this seems considerably cheaper, whats the benefits/negatives vs?

How does transcoding perform in Plex on this puppy?

Oh that's tempting, got an hp microserver N40L but it's due for replacement as CIFS is CPU bottlenecked so I only get 60-70MB/s over gigabit ethernet.

Thanks mate ✔️

Thanks mate ✔️

​my xeon model reports this for the 1tb disk...


Model Number: TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
Serial Number: XXXXXXX
Firmware Revision: MS2OA7S0
Transport: Serial, ATA8-AST, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5
SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0; Revision: ATA8-AST T13 Project D1697 Revision 0b

anyone know of a decent PC on sale around £250.00

Since I've joined HUKD I think this has been my best buy to date @ £70 (I've bought a lot of **** from here!!). I bought matching RAM http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351679936698?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (I know people say you can mix ECC with non ECC RAM) and added a Integral SSD for £25 for the OS. So total cost for an excellent day to day desktop PC/server for under £110, unbelievable good value.

As a media server - Kodi, Plex and Universal Media Server feeding a library of movies, TV and music to 5/6 devices, wired and wireless. Also for surf'n'shop and occasional CAD/general design work.

No. They are both display ports.

Please forgive what may well be a moronic question here, but can I run any OS I choose on this "out of the box" (which at the moment will either be AntiX, Mint 13, or one of a number of flavours of Puppy Linux, depending on my mood, all installed on USB Flash or external hard drive) and use it as a home PC?

Just that I see Mr/Ms "Pi" at post #21 saying the machine won't take Windows 7 (not relevant to me, only have a copy of XP, and would want to fit an internal hard drive to install Windoze anyway), and the blurb on the Serverplus site specifies compatible OS's as Windows server 2012 or R2\nLinux RedHat.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Bought one last time. Installed open media vault and extra ram and 4tb drives. Excellent media server/nas. Hot

​Will that one be OK as a gaming rig do you reckon? I have an old Dell Precision server with 1xSSD, 5x4Tb and a Nvidia 960, will that 290W power supply cope with that?

Out of curiosity, what do you use yours for?

Very happy with mine. Whisper quiet. Cashback sorted out within 24 hours of submitting claim (not in my bank account yet though).

usually OEM seagate's I believe on these but still better than a kick in the head. Missed the Free delivery so even better wel spotted Mag

That one has a free delivery code too, so

311.94
-110 cashback
free del
£201.94

Which HDDs do they come with? Just random models?

No ethernet adapter on board so you will have to factor another card into the price

Post it as a deal!

Wait 30 days before you submit your claim.

Claims must be completed no sooner than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date of purchase.

For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase date counts as day one (1).

Firstly this is a stonking deal.. But on a side note there is a wopping £110 Cashabck on a much more powerful Xeon box here same company:

http://www.serversplus.com/servers/tower_servers/dell_tower_servers/20-3708

Why buy this - Quad core Zeon is much more powerful and it comes with a 1tb drive as standard. Bargain says buy the pentium all day long, those wanting a little more will see alot of performance boost out of the Xeon and the 1tb drive is gravy sell for £40? you are going to have to buy a HDD anyway if you go the pentium route.. Just my two penneth - a Fine deal however OP :wink:

Sod me!, I totally missed that one .....

Hehehehe.

Sorry. :-)

Thanks makes a mockery of my username - too tired to think straight!

Have they done their maths right - my invoice totals £149.88
PowerEdge T20 G3220 4GB Diskless 1Yr 1 £ 119.95
2 Business Days by 5:30pm £ 4.95
VAT at 20% £ 24.98
Total including delivery & VAT £ 149.88

Got one from ebuyer last time round, heat from me!

Stonkingly hot