Upgrading the £1 ($1.37) IBM Server - Ebay Finds

[@BudgetBuildsOfficial]

0:02 where he said “welcome back” real cobs fans felt that

[@cirkus442]

hey!

[@OzTalksHW]

Excited to watch this one 🙂

[@cirkus442]

hey!

[@syndicate8190]

the way he put the CPUs in the sockets and especially how he put the thermal paste on made me have flashbacks to the verge

[@CobsTech]

It certainly wasn't the best haha. Applying thermal paste with such a low ambient temperature is more tricky than it seems!

[@syndicate8190]

@@CobsTech yeah i didn't think of that. I was more thinking about the one-hand situation with a camera.

[@slartibartfast2649]

Its usually much better to let the heat sink do the spreading so there arent any air bubbles in the thermal paste unless its an exposed die like a GPU. Also, it does not make any difference to thermals if too much paste is put on (Gamers Nexus). A 4-5mm blob in the middle is usually fine for most normal IHS sizes.

[@thepaladin2954]

Man, this was the best thermal paste application! 10/10

[@billdberger7407]

For cutting sockets I use a saw that is sort of like an exacto knife handle with a saw blade in place of the knife, I thinks it's made by Tamiya but I'm sure there are knockoffs on amazon. I discovered it for 3d printing post processing and it's well worth it's cost for several of my 'hobbies'.

[@woodant1981]

New sub here, there’s not nearly enough budget server channels, keep up the good work!! Where do you find servers this cheap! I picked up a 360 G6 for free a while back and got an R610 at about 35 quid but I really want a faulty/supercheap one to work on and experiment with. Those two servers just went straight to rack, one with pfsense and one with ESXi

[@CobsTech]

eBay can be a gold mine sometimes! Other places I typically check is local FaceBook Marketplace adverts, tends to be some good local pick-ups from time to time. PFSense is also great, I run it myself virtualised under Hyper-V to link my 40/56Gbps network to my primary gigabit network, makes routing, vpn's and NAT rules a whole lot simpler with enough control. DL360 G6's are great however I've always aimed for the G7's where possible as they feature the newer ILO's which don't need ancient versions of Internet Explorer to access.

[@woodant1981]

@@CobsTech iLO 2 fucking tell me about itttt * groans in IE11 and safari on OS X Yosemite* And holy shit 56Gbit! You using LAGG Ethernet cables or some SFP gear for that? My pfsense network is only 1 gig but my ESXi DL 360 G6 will be configured for probably 2 x 2.5Gbit through another Cisco switch I was given and a new NIC on the server side

[@CobsTech]

@@woodant1981 aha don't get me started on the IE warnings, java and all sorts. The network uses a Mellanox SX1036 (36 port QSFP) switch in Ethernet mode. All the hypervisors have Mellanox ConnectX3 Pro's to get the full speed out of them. Moving VM's in clusters can easily suck up to 35gbps! Keeps things running nice and smoothly. There's also some older 40 core servers which are all connected via a QSFP to quad SFP+ to give them 10gbps since QSFP cables can be rather expensive.

[@benhinton5475]

Glad to see the gpu worked 👍

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

Fairly comprable to my NFS server, I think. It is a Dell Precision WorkStation T5500 with two Xeon X5675s (3.07GHz). It is also my video rendering computer. It isn't rack mount, but I like it. It has a cool daughter board that adds support for a second cpu.

[@mndlessdrwer]

If you're considering upgrading one of these generations of server, try to make sure that you purchase the X56xx series of processor for the additional virtualization instruction sets that it supports, particularly if you want to run ESXi 6.7 on it, as the E55xx and X55xx series aren't supported. Best of luck to those looking to upgrade these old beasties. Also, as long as you aren't overclocking the crap out of it and you're using non-conductive thermal paste, then the thermal past application is honestly not that critical. Just make sure you've got enough that it'll spread to cover the die and you're golden. Use more than you think you'll need if you're concerned. The extra will just get squeezed out and it should generally be fine, as long as you don't empty a tube on each one.

[@CobsTech]

I was hoping for X5695's but settles for the cheaper X5650's in the end. Seem solid enough, there's no real plan for this server and for the time being I've just left Windows Server 2016 installed with Hyper-V enabled. In terms of thermal-paste, Arctic MX4 has always been one of my go-to's for it. Seems to do the job well on CPU's, GPU's and all sorts that needs it.

[@fiveer11]

Do you ever think about making an garage/office tour?

[@bigchew3149]

I know this is a older video now but i also had a APC UPS that Took a Really Hard Surge & it Blowed its Guts out ..The Voltage Regulators Was Smoked and Even the aluminum heatsinks was melted slightly as was some caps and chokes ..i mean it took a Major Kick to the as* & just blew its top..Thank God all the equipment that was plugged into it was fine & so i just Bought 2 More just like it ..APC RM2200RM Smart ups & Just Hope it Dont Happen again ..But To B Fair We did have a major power outage over night & when thy tried to turn it back on 4-5 times it kept trippin their stuf & after the last time thy tried it my stuff said Nope..lol.! thank goodness for UPS'S i say ..i have a 27U Rack full of junk.. Costly but still 10gb switch 4u 2u 1u and a 3u server all but 2 have dual Xeons.. as a mater of fact my oldest has a pair of X5675's that runs secondary Unraid tasks

[@mikepapafoxtrot9898]

I have just done the same thing to the raiser card on the same model of server as part of making a an old X3650 M3 become my main PC. Paid a bit more for mine than you did for the server though. Biggest problem has been making it quieter. Currently waiting for some GPU power cables so I can mount a GeForce GTX 970 into the slot. Currently testing with a GeForce 9500 GT as it gets it power from the PCIe slot and doesn't need additional power.

[@CobsTech]

If I remember right the way these servers control the fans is based on the ambient temperature and the temperature of the CPU's. Typically where my servers are located hangs around 0C-15C so they tend to stay a bit quieter than if they were inside a house. You may be able to get some resistors on the fans to slow them down a bit, however I've heard stories online where this causes them all to run at full blast as the IMM thinks they're spinning too slow. Might be worth a shot, just a thought. :)

[@mikepapafoxtrot9898]

@@CobsTech I just swapped them out for quieter fans, and disabled the PWM on one of the fans and then it runs full tilt and the IMM is happy that it is still getting the RPM signal and as both fans are wired to the same PWM that keeps the IMM happy enough. Thanks for the suggestion though. I am still in the process of modifying things and getting things right before I move into the server full time.

[@KiraSlith]

That multi-thread is pretty impressive, even if it's chewing on 600w or more at the wall to do it.

[@leblueawoo]

The HD 5450 was my first ever GPU. God, it was slow.

[@Kolor-kode]

Great chips for the money them. I bought a pair for an old ML350 I have lying around and they run great.

[@hard34disk]

I love you and your vids

[@GrockleTD]

Also, 26:39 i'd be more than happy to help with any Space Engineers testing,

[@NoahsTechInfo]

looking good

[@DarkSwordsman]

Astolfo and Ferris were the last thing I would have expected on the GPU. LOL

[@djenson]

I want to know what the note was now lol

[@Asdayasman]

@@djenson A full transcription of "don't watch boku".

[@gpowerdragon9852]

wat a score well suited for Pinnacle Studio Action

[@scellyyt]

that "oh christ"

[@dawn1berlitz]

my server was a free find but the one thing that might upset some is calling anime stuff weeb crap but im not even done with the server yet as one of the biggest upgrades i cant yet afford is converting it from non redundant to a redundant PSU's kits are sold on ebay

[@CobsTech]

ahaha, the weeb thing was a joke. Converting the non-redundant psu's to redundant can be expensive. Usually it's the carraidges that are the expensive parts, the actual PSU's that slide in can usually be found on the cheap (£15-20) depending on your model.

[@dawn1berlitz]

@@CobsTech i know it is expensive i think it was around 200 USD for the conversion kit if it wasnt for the metal bracket i could break it down a little lower but these servers are interesting im working with a Dell PE t320

[@billdberger7407]

Astolfo and Ferris are weeb crap, you should know this.

[@benhinton5475]

Update when?

[@melodiclodgings8]

how much did the ram even cost cause I've been looking around and they are so goddamn expensive for 32gb modules.

[@scellyyt]

Server ECC memory is usually cheaper than normal non-ecc memory because it is very abundant

[@melodiclodgings8]

@@scellyyt yeah cause i need ram for my hp proliant dl380 g7 but its so dam expensive even going for 4gb modules its very costly.

[@egg5474]

@@scellyyt I'd love to know where you're getting ecc from because from what i've seen 1 stick of ecc costs the same as a set of non ecc for the same capacity

[@CobsTech]

Cost for everything is at the end of the video :) One of the 32GB kits was £28 from eBay if I recall correctly.

[@scellyyt]

@@egg5474 I have never purchased ECC memory sticks before and im going off what others have told me

[@Adam130694]

x5650's are super cheap, but look out for x5675's next time, $5 in exchange for 400MHz more with same TDP. Cheers!

[@Asdayasman]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as "weeb crap" is actually Astolfo from Fate, and Felix from Re:Zero, the two hottest traps since Bridget. That's not crap, that's culture.

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[@Natures_Intentions]

Great upgrade

[@pierrepignal]

now its a really powerfull machine :)

[@bigpierogi]

upgrading joe balls

[@bergeohneschneenoname5623]

Great video, there is only one question I asked myself, what are you using all the servers for?

[@jonask.1409]

Hey, i was wondering if you would be interested in 4 gb ddr3 ecc registered ram sticks ? I have a ton of these laying around

[@woodant1981]

Mate if u haven't got rid of them since I will buy them cheap off ya!!

[@GrockleTD]

did somebody say SPACE ENGINEERS? *happy grockle noises*

[@BigRhys02]

Aw yeah another upload

[@SimRacingFanDK]

Can I ask where you purchased the server? 🤔

[@majstealth]

EBAY?

[@ksx4system]

#vapenation lol