Dell Poweredge Server €149 exVAT

kaizersoze · 06-12-2007 1:46pm #1

Amazing deal. Normal price according to Dell is €609 exVAT.

Offer ends 7/12/07

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&l=en&oc=SC44402&s=bsd

TheDriver · 06-12-2007 2:00pm

hmmmmmmmmmm, why are they going so cheap? Any use to a home user??

FrankGrimes · 06-12-2007 2:03pm

does look like a very good price alright, great tip - thanks. I'm thinking about getting it to use as a Windows Home Server, but it seems it can only take 2 hard-drives, which wouldn't be enough.

Also, it asks for a business email address for registration - any issues with that?

weeder · 06-12-2007 2:06pm

i want one!
ive got no money

MayoForSam · 06-12-2007 2:07pm

Any way of removing the Bronze on-site servicing option to get the price down further? Looks like a good deal, only 1000 available though.

majiktripp · 06-12-2007 2:12pm

Very nice find, quite interesting discovery and for €180 with VAT plus say €50 for shipping its not too bad a deal.

FrankGrimes · 06-12-2007 2:13pm

mmm, have one at Checkout stage and am thinking I might go through with it, as it seems to have 4 SATA drive controllers, so I could possibly put a 3rd 3.5" HDD into a 5.25" slot and connect it to a 3rd SATA controller.

Failing that, I reckon there might be someone on here later that misses out that would buy it off me (at the price I pay) if it doesn't fit my needs.

kaizersoze · 06-12-2007 2:16pm

Total price including VAT + Shipping is € 239.58.

cormie · 06-12-2007 2:21pm

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's unsure, but what exactly is the difference between a server and a normal desktop tower?

majiktripp · 06-12-2007 2:26pm

Well this one comes with no Operating System (ie. XP or Vista) installed straight off, the hardware is more geared towards being a standalone machine that people connect too via the network etc than being used for everyday applications and general use.

Morlar · 06-12-2007 2:28pm

cormie wrote: »

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's unsure, but what exactly is the difference between a server and a normal desktop tower?

Noise levels may be an issue. If that turned out to be the case you could just strip it for parts - power supply, hdd, memory, dvdrom drive, tower, motherboard, cpu etc - everything except the fan (I think) should be identical to standard pc hardware (thats if you dont choose raid card and other options- though having said that many home pc's now come with raid support). Its starting to look like an option even if your only in the market for certain parts.

FrankGrimes · 06-12-2007 3:07pm

Went ahead and bought one there, so will see how I get on with it. Am hoping it'll be quiet enough cos Dells usually are. If not, I'll look at sticking it up to the attic.

That CPU alone is €72 on Komplett, so €240 overall ain't bad.

bazual · 06-12-2007 6:11pm

Folks,

I just got this for €188 including delivery.

Go to
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/epp/epp?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ieepp1

Then Enter in code 123-SC44402

It should come up for €188 including delivery.

A Bargain at that price......

Bazual

cormie · 06-12-2007 6:15pm

Morlar wrote: »

Noise levels may be an issue. If that turned out to be the case you could just strip it for parts - power supply, hdd, memory, dvdrom drive, tower, motherboard, cpu etc - everything except the fan (I think) should be identical to standard pc hardware (thats if you dont choose raid card and other options- though having said that many home pc's now come with raid support). Its starting to look like an option even if your only in the market for certain parts.

So it's just that it has no operating system and is a bit noisy? Other than that, would it still do everything a normal PC would do?

majiktripp · 06-12-2007 6:27pm

cormie wrote: »

So it's just that it has no operating system and is a bit noisy? Other than that, would it still do everything a normal PC would do?

Once you install an OS for example XP and get the correct drivers for the hardware in the PC then yes it would be the same as a regular desktop. It might not have the expandability of a regular desktop (ie. PCI-Express or a lot of free PCI slots) but for all intent and purposes it would work fine as a regular office,internet etc pc.

kmb · 06-12-2007 6:28pm

Wonder does it have pcie slot??
Or how many pci slots.

Regards,

Kieran

cormie · 06-12-2007 6:39pm

majiktripp wrote: »

Once you install an OS for example XP and get the correct drivers for the hardware in the PC then yes it would be the same as a regular desktop. It might not have the expandability of a regular desktop (ie. PCI-Express or a lot of free PCI slots) but for all intent and purposes it would work fine as a regular office,internet etc pc.

Cool thanks for that info. Would it come with all drivers supplied like Dell desktops/laptops do?

majiktripp · 06-12-2007 6:48pm

cormie wrote: »

Cool thanks for that info. Would it come with all drivers supplied like Dell desktops/laptops do?

Eeh hard to say really , I doubt it as its a server machine and not designed for the home market plus the drivers for all the OS's available to install would be different, hard to say really I doubt theres even a drivers disk for XP available for a Power Edge...
Caught me out there!
With the EPP code bringing it down to €188 I'm finding it awful hard not to buy it....stick Windows Home Server on it , chuck a wireless PCI card into it and let it stream my media out to rest of house.....hmmm...very hard to resist.

forbairt · 06-12-2007 6:57pm

majiktripp wrote: »

With the EPP code bringing it down to €188 I'm finding it awful hard not to buy it....stick Windows Home Server on it , chuck a wireless PCI card into it and let it stream my media out to rest of house.....hmmm...very hard to resist.

I found it too hard to resist with that code ...

To anyone else buying you might find this handy

http://www.crucial.com/eu/store/listparts.aspx?model=PowerEdge%20SC440
54 quid for 2gbs (2 x 1gb matched pairs ecc)

vms7ply9t6dw4b · 06-12-2007 7:16pm

forbairt wrote: »

I found it too hard to resist with that code ...

To anyone else buying you might find this handy

http://www.crucial.com/eu/store/listparts.aspx?model=PowerEdge%20SC440
54 quid for 2gbs (2 x 1gb matched pairs ecc)

Ditto... is the extra ram neccessary if your just going to be using it for streaming?

forbairt · 06-12-2007 7:23pm

Scarlet Abundant Hall wrote: »

Ditto... is the extra ram neccessary if your just going to be using it for streaming?

Naw it should be plenty with 1gb for most things.

Don't even know if I'll need the extra I'll wait to receive it I think and then if it needs it I'll order the extra as I'll be throwing kubuntu onto it

AlmightyCushion · 06-12-2007 7:25pm

You won't need the extra ram if all you are doing is streaming media through the house.

Redrocket · 06-12-2007 7:57pm

bazual wrote: »

Folks,

I just got this for €188 including delivery.

Go to
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/topics/epp/epp?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ieepp1

Then Enter in code 123-SC44402

It should come up for €188 including delivery.

A Bargain at that price......

Bazual

Sweet deal, just ordered one, might get another later

zod · 06-12-2007 8:08pm

Seems you can mod the PCI slot to take a decent video card.

http://www.davtar.org/blog/?p=24

I did this with the original sc420 ..

Whats the GeForce 7300 GS or XFX 8400GS like performance wise ??

MayoForSam · 06-12-2007 8:26pm

Thanks OP (and Bazual

), ordered one for €188. Perfect for setting up my home network server (finally!), will upgrade to a bigger HD at a later date. Good timing what with the Divx update on the Xbox 360 too.

_Kaiser_ · 06-12-2007 9:02pm

Motherboard layout - slots etc:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe440sc/en/HOM/HTML/jumpers.htm#wp1055448

zod · 06-12-2007 9:14pm

€26 delivered for 1GB RAM here http://www.memoryc.com/memory/TS1GDL370.html

floydmoon1 · 06-12-2007 10:06pm

anyone have coupons to get a few more euro off.

_Kaiser_ · 06-12-2007 10:06pm

Damn is tempting. If if knew it'd take my 8600GT card and run Vista I'd buy it now

forbairt · 06-12-2007 10:13pm

Forgot to say cheers Bazual for the 188 link

floydmoon1 wrote: »

anyone have coupons to get a few more euro off.

at 188 I think you'd really be lucky

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

Damn is tempting. If if knew it'd take my 8600GT card and run Vista I'd buy it now

Cheers Kaiser2000 for the board tech sheet

To be honest I'd doubt it would ... I would assume the power supply wouldn't be up to much on it Dell aren't exactly known for giving the best components

_Kaiser_ · 06-12-2007 10:21pm

forbairt wrote: »

Cheers Kaiser2000 for the board tech sheet

To be honest I'd doubt it would ... I would assume the power supply wouldn't be up to much on it Dell aren't exactly known for giving the best components

The PSU doesn't worry me so much. I got a Tagan 480W one for a Dimension 5150 that's well up to the task.

Feck it.. Bought one.

If nothing else it'll be great for storing all my data, plus I get usage rights on all Windows versions through work.

Dell Poweredge Server €149 exVAT

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