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Dedicated Server with Consumer class Motherboard
Hi,
I'm looking for a dedicated server with a consumer class motherboard (not supermicro).
The reason is I need a motherboard with onboard audio on it.
i7-4790 (or similar, passmark 9k up preferred)
16-32GB RAM
256GB SSD (or larger)
1Gbps port (5-10TB, your best offer)
Free KVM on request
2 IPs (better if /29)
USA Preferred but could be anywhere, please provide a test IP.
I currently pay $55 at reliablesite for a similar spec server but they use supermicro so I need to move. Anything below $55 would be nice.
Btw, I already have a server with Hetzner.
Thank you for your help.
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have you thought about just shipping a PCI audio card (or USB?) to Reliablesite and asking them nicely to install it?
btw, what is the audio used for? to play sweet tunes to the datacenter techs?
Our Xeon E3 1245 v2s have audio onboard although they aren't consumer class.
SoYouStart uses consumer boards
Almost the entire Kimsufi lineup should have one (and for very cheap), but as I see they don't really match your requirements.
On the other hand most likely there should be a solution/workaround to this requirement, I could see the need for a GPU, but presence of a sound card can be emulated easily in KVM, VirtualBox and such.
Does it have audio? Do you need audio input and output both, and does it have them? Is the quality ok? Inquiring minds, heh.
Well, this is a new kind of request. Interesting.
What can one do with the on board DAC/DSP on a headless host?
Play my 🔥 mixtape to NOC staff.
Capture DRM'd streaming audio by feeding it back to the input port.
Ooh. Nice
Can do AMD Ryzen 5 2600, EU, no KVM, test IP
I use Sam Broadcaster for automation and OBS picks up the audio, mix it with video then stream it to Youtube/Twitch.
Using VAC or any 'software audio cards', kvm, vmware, etc. won't work. Sam Broadcaster or RadioDJ will play for a while then crash.
Got a url for this?
I thought you can do that with virtual audio card? Choose the audio output as the virtual card and it'll create a wav file with the recording...
It wouldn't surprise me if DRM drivers check for that somehow. Thus the requirement of a hardware card.