Have you looked into an actual used server?
I own 2 Dell rack servers, each of which I got for free. The big one cost me about $500 to upgrade to 80vcpu 180gb RAM and has more PCIe slots than I need. I don’t even run it because my smaller server does everything I want.
I guess it depends on exactly what you are looking for, but at least do a scan of ebay or amazon refurbs. Look for used Dell or HP rack servers. The parts to upgrade older machines are cheap, and an enterprise server has the capacity to deliver a hell of a lot of performance. Do some searching, see what you find.
Have you looked into an actual used server?
I own 2 Dell rack servers, each of which I got for free. The big one cost me about $500 to upgrade to 80vcpu 180gb RAM and has more PCIe slots than I need. I don’t even run it because my smaller server does everything I want.
I guess it depends on exactly what you are looking for, but at least do a scan of ebay or amazon refurbs. Look for used Dell or HP rack servers. The parts to upgrade older machines are cheap, and an enterprise server has the capacity to deliver a hell of a lot of performance. Do some searching, see what you find.