But those are usually "consumer" parts (in the broad sense). In particular, they won't take ECC RAM. I'm hoping this will change now that AMD has a believable "enthusiast" offering that has ECC.
This to me is the main issue. Usually, manufacturers think ECC = Enterprise = Running in a computer room = Doesn't need to be quiet.
Of course, usually clients looking for thin, least-possible-U systems doesn't help either.
I've actually gotten my hands on a Lenovo tower server my client wasn't needing anymore which is really pretty quiet. But it's "huge" by rack standards. It's basically a full PC tower in height, but longer.
I could see myself running it in the kitchen or something once I get it home after the lockdowns.
The issue is it only takes 2.5" drives, which are still quite expensive if SSDs or use SMR if HDDs.
This to me is the main issue. Usually, manufacturers think ECC = Enterprise = Running in a computer room = Doesn't need to be quiet.
Of course, usually clients looking for thin, least-possible-U systems doesn't help either.
I've actually gotten my hands on a Lenovo tower server my client wasn't needing anymore which is really pretty quiet. But it's "huge" by rack standards. It's basically a full PC tower in height, but longer.
I could see myself running it in the kitchen or something once I get it home after the lockdowns.
The issue is it only takes 2.5" drives, which are still quite expensive if SSDs or use SMR if HDDs.