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@euronodes said:
How on earth server using 250-300W of power can operate at $25? (@_o)
Are you hiding antimatter under the floor there?
nocix and dr server does them for $9 I would guess they are not burning 300W 24x7 also some places have gvernment and green energy deals so power is subsidised to support the tech industry etc.
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@euronodes said:
How on earth server using 250-300W of power can operate at $25? (@_o)
Are you hiding antimatter under the floor there?
nocix and dr server does them for $9 I would guess they are not burning 300W 24x7 also some places have gvernment and green energy deals so power is subsidised to support the tech industry etc.
I'm running a dual E5-2695 v4 server with 128GB RAM and 2x2TB nvme SSD, and a low power nvidia gpu at home. It's a 700+ W server that's sipping about 80~100W from the wall while running all my VMs. Power consumption does go up when I start to use my windows server (to 180W) but once I log out, it drops again.
I did reach max power of about 630W while maxing out the server running AI model on all cores, but the server crashed under the sustained load as my motherboards CPU power rail overheated and gave out... I have replaced it since.
So ya, usual load, max load and rated don't really match. Usual load is much lower.
Get for 1 month first. On paper specs and server performance may not match for low end (cheap) servers.
Agree with somik on OneProvider—they are a massive proxy reseller, and it's always a gamble whether the CPU match the invoice or the drive isn't already crying with 80k power-on hours.
If you want something consistent around $25, Nocix / WholesaleInternet (Kansas City) is the absolute baseline for raw 'spinning rust' storage boxes, though the network blend isn't premium. For European routing, hunting for a flash sale on a Kimsufi/Soyoustart (OVH) node is still the safest bet if you don't mind waiting 3 days for setup. Just make sure you run a smartctl check on the drives the second you get root access.
Get for 1 month first. On paper specs and server performance may not match for low end (cheap) servers.
Agree with somik on OneProvider—they are a massive proxy reseller, and it's always a gamble whether the CPU match the invoice or the drive isn't already crying with 80k power-on hours.
Not true! Their newly released OVH/Kimsufi resell servers come with "only" 56k power on hours on their drives, and all that for a marked up price of 110% on OVH's price. Absolute bargain!
No setup fee though, so I still got mine from them...
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I think @Radi has some options in dallas also.
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Wholesaleinternet, Nocix, Heymman, OVH, OneProvider.
Occasional offers from: Psychz and Colocrossing
Currently Using Namecrane and Lowendrack
Oneprovider is a consolidation (reseller) of wholesale, nocix, ovh and more. Their prices are compatitive and their support is great.
Search for your prices here:
https://oneprovider.com/en/search?&hide_cloud_instances=1
Get for 1 month first. On paper specs and server performance may not match for low end (cheap) servers.
How on earth server using 250-300W of power can operate at $25? (@_o)
Are you hiding antimatter under the floor there?
VPS Lisbon&Prague €3.72: 2vCores/4GB/100GB (ZFS SSD or Ceph HA) - Max.oversell 3:1, no CPU cap - Xeon Gold only -https://euronodes.com AS199053
nocix and dr server does them for $9 I would guess they are not burning 300W 24x7 also some places have gvernment and green energy deals so power is subsidised to support the tech industry etc.
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I'm running a dual E5-2695 v4 server with 128GB RAM and 2x2TB nvme SSD, and a low power nvidia gpu at home. It's a 700+ W server that's sipping about 80~100W from the wall while running all my VMs. Power consumption does go up when I start to use my windows server (to 180W) but once I log out, it drops again.
I did reach max power of about 630W while maxing out the server running AI model on all cores, but the server crashed under the sustained load as my motherboards CPU power rail overheated and gave out... I have replaced it since.
So ya, usual load, max load and rated don't really match. Usual load is much lower.
@xanado What specs and location are you looking for?
QuickPacket - Dedicated Servers in Ashburn, Los Angeles, Chicago
Agree with somik on OneProvider—they are a massive proxy reseller, and it's always a gamble whether the CPU match the invoice or the drive isn't already crying with 80k power-on hours.
If you want something consistent around $25, Nocix / WholesaleInternet (Kansas City) is the absolute baseline for raw 'spinning rust' storage boxes, though the network blend isn't premium. For European routing, hunting for a flash sale on a Kimsufi/Soyoustart (OVH) node is still the safest bet if you don't mind waiting 3 days for setup. Just make sure you run a smartctl check on the drives the second you get root access.
Not true! Their newly released OVH/Kimsufi resell servers come with "only" 56k power on hours on their drives, and all that for a marked up price of 110% on OVH's price. Absolute bargain!
No setup fee though, so I still got mine from them...
@somik Can I offset your electricity cost? Interested in 2c,4G,40GB for $10-20/y
Sorry, I only use these servers for personal use.