@fuchsiii @grumpygamer oftentimes said cores ain't even "dedicaded" but shared...

• In the case of #CyberBunker they literally sold #Nehalem(-EX) hardware to customers (cross referenced by datasheets/specsheets and the fact they never updated the listings in 15+ years!)

"shared core VPS" are a very big mistake, espechally on Hosters like #Hetzner...

• Ask me how I know!

So OFC said systems are overworked, espechally the convenience-based options where one just shoves on files and tells it to "bake it"...

• OFC it shouldn't be the responsibility of a #GameDev to #DIY one's own #CI / #CD infrastructure, and I think given the size and complexity of said games it would be overkill to do so.

If feasible, just grab' yourself a decently performing PC/Server/Laptop you can chug in a closet, SSH/RDP onto and use it as "build servant" ("Rechenknecht") to run your builds and then sent a notification once done.

• Since speed is of no real concern, but #EnergyConsumption is (@€0,33/kWh), I got some #fanless #ThinClient as a #MiniServer with some external SSD plugged into USB 3.0

@duckyfella @MaliciousCarp Depends on the exact config and whether or not one just needs a stupid #dlna server (even the OG #RaspberryPi Model B can run minidlna fast enough to stream 1080p video with ease.

• There should also be some hardware transcoding stuff even on older #AMD Embedded SoCs with Radeon HD graphics.

As for other #Server tasks, the #fanless #ThinClients are perfect for offloading tasks like #Backups, #Filesharing and "#Homelab|bing" aka. doing some "#FuckAroundAndFindOut" - kind of #testing.

@MaliciousCarp consider some #fanless #amd64 #ThinClient instead....

• The work great as mini-servers, can accept quite a lot of RAM and usually have at meast USB 3.0 & M.2 B-Key slots...

@derf @Lili wegen #Stromkosten nutz' ich alte #fanless #ThinClients wie #hp t520.

• Sind auch #AMD64.
• können problemlos bis zu 2x 4GB DDR3-SODIMMs fressen.
• ne 2240 M.2 B-Key SSD passt auch rein.
• USB 3.0 und GBit-NIC reivhen für 08/15-#NAS...
• Hat genug Luft als #Downloadknecht alla #ytdlp...

@SwiftOnSecurity what if I told yu that I remember #Zalam's #Reserator for #Fanless #WaterCooling?

@ai6yr @dthacker9 either way, #upcycling makes sense and if you just need some "slave node" to do #backups and/or RiP YouNuke and performance is secondary, than a lil #fanless fella like that is gonna do the job reliably and cheap...

@dthacker9 @ai6yr @fuchsiii it's very cheap #upcycling based off me having some spares lying around, and those hp t620 barely sip 2W TDP / 10W total even if you benchmark them.

Plus they are #fanless and have USB 3.0 ports, so ample of resources to run a P H A T Srrver distro luke #UbuntuLTS....

@mvilain @dangillmor @pluralistic yeah...

The only reason I still have my DeskJet 6122 hooked up is because that lil shit refuses to die!

• Like its glycol ink refuses to clog and it's easy to refill and reset the cartridges...

• Otherwise I would've already replaced it with a WorkCentre multifunction laser...

Worse are their #ProBook line of #Laptops: They literally "Soft-#VendorLock" their #RAM to #HP-branded sticks, bricking #PXE-boot and requiring people to manually press F1 on the device keyboard EVERY SINGLE BOOTUP / REBOOT with #FUD messages.

• Unlike with like #WiFi and #WWAN chips where one can figleaf argue that those need allow-listing for "spectrum regulatory compliance", this doesn't apply to RAM!

On the flipside I use a bunch of #fanless hp #ThinClient|s as #MiniServers, but that's because in #Germany #electricity is absurdly expensive and for just doing #backups and #MediaSharing doesn't draw much power...

@ActionRetro I really should get my hands on one of those #MacEffects cases and build some cool #fanless #Linux machine with two huge-ass toolfree-swappable powerbanks in it for several days of #OffGrid useability...

@kwf personally I love those #fanless #ThinClients as they make power-saving #MiniServers that are cheap to buy and keep online and since they have no moving parts, maintenance is minimal...

...needless to say it and the #OLPC #XO1 are what made #fanless #StickPCs and #Netbooks as good as they are today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ7qkZkp57c