muscleflex Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi all - I have had my N40L for a couple of years now. I have an upgraded gpu on it and also 4gb ram. I have 4tb storage plus a 120gb ssd for the OS (WHS2011) I only use the server for storing my backup and videos - it's hooked up via HDMI to my tv and I watch movies sometimes using VLC. I noticed there's a cashback for the Gen8 proliant server... I'm tempted... Will this be a smart upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuk Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 i sold my NL 40 for £125 few weeks back...with 8GB ram & 2 400GB Drives that were lying around. (This RAM will not work in the G8) The G8 cost me £99 + VAT lol but i stuck a P222 raid controller in it - as i wanted RAID 5 and faster performance.. the onbard raid controller can not do RAID 5 and 2 bays are slower then the other 2 Defiantly worth doing..2 Nics, ILO able to take more ram if required...did not even think twice Even with 2GB RAM its running good in my lab. I also bought 2 Lenovo TS140 Servers - for £140 + vat after the cash back (my esx hosts) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muscleflex Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 That's cool! Thank you. I might just do it then! Altho I need to put my gpu in that pci spare port as I need hdmi. can you tell me if this server is able to accept 6tb drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotNoTime Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 can you tell me if this server is able to accept 6tb drives?Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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