any good deals for a server?

[ingear]

I need to put up a Win PC to upload videos via FTP
and
then RDC - Remote Desktop Connect from another country

to render some videos with Adobe Premiere CC ...

what's a good place to buy one?

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* I will put an SSD if it doesn't come with one
* and I will add more RAM from crucial.com

(no need for a CD drive ...)

this will be for casual work

so speed is not that important ...

so I will NOT even add any video card to help rendering

I want to spend as much as needed but as least as possible ... in other words the less the better ... nothing fancy ... least that would get the job done ...

I guess my #1 objective is
CPU # of cores - 4 will do 8 is best and Intel Xeon is prefered as per https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-Multi-Core-Performance-698/
CPU L2 Cache size

WHERE TO BUY ONE?

deals on
http://slickdeals.net/
or
http://www.techbargains.com/

DELL OUTLET

"All Dell Outlet PCs come with same as new limited hardware warranty. Check for additional savings in the coupon center! Click here."

from this list low to high price

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnline...6baef5a9b6882c7420INT&ven3=276703541857808705

Inspiron 3252
$319

• Processor: Intel Pentium N3700 Processor (Quad Core, up to 2.4 GHz, 2M Cache, 6W)
• Windows 10 Home 64bit English
• 1 TB 3.5 Inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
• 8GB (1x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3L Memory
• Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
• Integrated Video Card
• Dell Outlet Inspiron 3252

take 30% off select Inspiron desktops & All-in-Ones w/ code E7230INSP

also

DELL REFURBISHED

"All systems are backed by a 100 day limited warranty, and we offer a 30 day satisfaction guarantee."

http://www.dellrefurbished.com/desktop-computers

http://www.dellrefurbished.com/enterprise-products

maybe the very first one will do

Dell Precision T3500
$409.00

Processor: Intel Xeon Quad Core (W3530) 2.80 GHz (8 MB cache memory)
Memory: 6GB
Hard Drive: 160GB
Video: Nvidia Quadro 2000
Cosmetic Grade: B
OS: 64-bit Windows 7 Pro
Chassis: Tower

I think I can also find a 30% off code

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hmm OK you get the picture

what do you think I should go with?

 

[DrDoug]

I recently picked up a Dell T-3500 with a X5550 off of Ebay for $180.00 shipped (US west coast). I popped a $50 X5650 in it and called it good. There is plenty of hardware out there for these units so repairs are cheap and not a worry, if necessary.

 

[Kaido]

I need to put up a Win PC to upload videos via FTP
and
then RDC - Remote Desktop Connect from another country

to render some videos with Adobe Premiere CC ...

...

I want to spend as much as needed but as least as possible ... in other words the less the better ... nothing fancy ... least that would get the job done ...

You can rent a computer in the cloud now, complete with a GPU:

https://paperspace.io/

You can either pay a monthly fee for it to stay on 24/7 (depending on how much horsepower you need), or else just pay for the actual time used. Supports drag & drop (no FTP needed), multiple monitors, and I believe they have servers on both the east & west US coasts now.

 

[RossMAN]

http://slickdeals.net/f/9159835-len...b-max-dvd-rw-200-free-shipping-price-drop?v=1

 

[gorcorps]

http://slickdeals.net/f/9159835-len...b-max-dvd-rw-200-free-shipping-price-drop?v=1

I bought one of these to run my Unraid server. The thing is great

 

[sourceninja]

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[ultimatebob]

EBay has some amazing deals on used servers. You could probably find something good in your price range like a Dell PowerEdge server for under $200.

Or, you could sign up for a cloud hosting service like Azure for VCloud Air and run it for free for a few months with the service credits they give you to start. Just keep a close eye on the billing.