Small but powerful fanless computer for virtualization?

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sgzmd2013-05-02 11:45:21

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sgzmd, 2013-05-02 11:45:21

I plan to buy a small (smaller than Dell Optiplex) but powerful (i.e. not Atom) desktop (or rather, under-desktop) computer, on which I plan to put 16GB of RAM, ideally a couple of hard drives (but eSATA is also possible) and install Xen , in which Windows 7 and some kind of Ubuntu will spin. Needed due to the fact that sometimes Windows is needed, but I don’t really want to install a separate machine (besides, my Zotac ZBox is already obsolete and needs to be replaced). I searched all sorts of alibaba.com - a lot of options, but I'm not sure that this is what you need. If someone shares their experience, I will be very grateful.

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DobroFenix, 2013-05-02
@DobroFenix

It will be easier and more convenient to install Ubuntu and deploy Windows inside virtualbox.
And it depends on “what” Xen you are going to install.

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Vlad Zhivotnev, 2013-05-02
@inkvizitor68sl

market.yandex.ru/search.xml?text=corsair+hydro&cvredirect=2
And its coolers on the rheostat.
In principle, I have had it for half a year with the cooler turned off, shaking torrents and nothing. But I still have a PSU with active cooling - it blows through the entire case.
www.linux.org.ru/news/ubuntu/9116646 - you can still wait for this.

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sgzmd, 2013-05-03
@sgzmd

answered in the wrong place ;)

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sgzmd, 2013-05-02
@sgzmd

699 euros is somehow curly. And hydrocooling is a topic, yes ...

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Nikolay45, 2013-05-02
@Nikolay45

You have not announced the project budget. Mac Mini with a cable to connect a second drive will cost 20-25t.r.