Server or regular hardware in the U1 case?

Question

Server equipment

Tell me, is it worth buying a server for an online store, or should I buy good, but ordinary hardware and assemble it myself in the u1 case?
Budget up to $1500

Answer 1

Self-collection is also possible, but problems are possible to shove into 1u. Look for used servers no older than 12 years old.

Answer 2

Used with a guarantee or self-collection
More depends on the characteristics that you need and your sympathy for vendors

Answer 3

looked towards Dell, HP, with Intel xeon e3 1240v3 configurations, 4 GB of RAM