50k (£) Should I buy a factory new server or buy some good spec

>>58129533
how do you have 50k to drop on a server and what're you using it for?

if you can buy a new one that fits your requirements then do so
if not buy refurbished
if you don't know what your requirements are figure that out to begin with

>>58129654
this

why the fuck would you ask this retarded shithole what to do with that much money

>>58129578

Work for a small IT place that just got a grant to improve our hardware and I'm in charge :D

>>58129654

I guess I should ask myself if I want more servers to manage or not...A shiny new one would be pretty slick tho...

>>58129682
>>58129699
a bunch of pretend sysadmins and gaymer children aren't going to give you a good answer

go do some actual research

>>58129533
Dell PowerEdge R930+ssd option

>>58129533
What do you need it for?

Perhaps this?
https://www.supermicro.com/products/MicroBlade/index.cfm

Or one of those HP Moonshots filled with xeon-d boards?

>>58129533
What will you use the server for? Do you account for the costs of the licenses or is that on a separate budget?

Also buying a SINGLE server is probably a bad idea except if availability is of no concern.

>>58129533
Don't buy refurb shit for an enterprise environment you ninny who the fuck hired you?

>>58129682
inform them of teh fact that you're a retard and should not be accountable for that much money.