winebathsJul 30, 2023

Just picked up two 2013 Mac Pro (Trashcan) any thoughts on what to do with them?

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Just picked up two 2013 Mac Pro (Trashcan) any thoughts on what to do with them? - Lemmy.world

Picked up a 12 core and an 8 core with 64gb ram, both with d700 GPUs for a steal (150 each). Was thinking of running the 12 core as a server and maybe another as a dedicated router running pfsense and connecting a thunderbolt raid array for local media and jellyfin? Have t don’t any home server/homelab stuff before so was wondering if there were any Mac server things worth running or if I should just format them to run Ubuntu or something.

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Be cautious, I was using one as a server and my power bill sky rocketed. The idle consumption of these things is like 100w+, so I wouldn’t use it in an always on situation more of a workstation for artwork stuff like that.
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Good point, it was too tempting to consider. Running a m1 or m2 mini seems like a better idea, but the allure of that much hardware for the price was too much to pass up
Jul 30, 2023 at 11:01pmWeb