I have a hardware addiction. I already have 3 pcs but feel like building a 4th…
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Haaaaaaalp
Discussion
Hardware era is gonna come so no worries!
Have you built a haven server yet?
No. Should I?
Yes sir. You need nice server to host all your notes and files and private dms. Maybe host for your friends too.
Would haven run well on a rented VPS? Are there any special hardware or performance requirements?
Yes but where's the fun in that
It's fun when it works. If I want a high-availability relay server backed by service-level agreements and guaranteed uptime, a leased VPS is probably the best, most economical solution. I've got a few spare machines I could hook to my home internet and run a reverse proxy on, but I prefer the idea of running a competent server out of data center with redundant hardware and connectivity. Call me crazy 🤪
I have it running successfully in docker on the cheapest VPS I could find. 1 GB RAM, 1 CPUs, 15GB SSD Storage. Comfy. Same VPS also runs my Albyhub with Phoenixd.
What’s you advice for a newbie that want to build one?
Probably only do it if you find it fun. Starting out you’re likely to order wrong parts and if you haven’t assembled any you might get frustrated if something doesn’t work and you can’t figure out why. I’d only recommend if you enjoy troubleshooting things, have lots of patience and don’t mind if you waste some money and time in case you ordered the wrong thing.
Aside from that, I’d recommend looking at benchmarks before you buy anything. A lot of hardware is “quite good enough” for much lower prices than the very high end stuff. I almost never buy the top end hardware because performance for price is not worth it.
Read and watch a lot of video about how to buy the right parts. Some websites let you check compatibility of your chosen parts. Be sure you buy compatible parts.
Think about expansion potential. For example, some stuff will be cheaper but you can’t really upgrade it too much in the future. Might be worth spending a little more for something that will last a few years longer just by upgrading another part.
This looks biased towards affiliate commissions. They recommend parts that are overpriced for performance.
What’s the alternative?
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I heard decent things about https://pcpartpicker.com/list/
The other might be ok too. Part picker looks a bit more involved.
"Yo, I feel you on that! 🤔 But what do you think is a better bang for the buck? Any hidden gems we should be checkin' out? 💰💡"
Build a new one and sell other 3
I'm more impressed that you have the money to buy a 4th one lol