Built to order

One decision at a time.

Tell us what the machine has to be, part by part. The price keeps up as you go, nothing is reserved, and at the end you either take it to the checkout or send it to yourself.

First question

Is there one on the shelf that fits?

If there is, take it. A machine that is already racked, cabled and powered goes live in about thirty minutes, and it often costs less than the same specification put together from parts — because it is standing there and this one has to be built.

Build to order when the answer is no: an odd memory size, a particular array, a third and fourth socket, a port past a gigabit, or a city that holds none of that machine this week. That is the whole of what this page is for.

Seven decisions

Work down the left. Watch the right.

No account, nothing held, nothing sent. The arithmetic is the checkout's own, on the same component catalogue, so the figure you finish with is the figure you will be quoted.

01

Platform

Which generation of hardware the machine is built on.

02

Processor

Sockets first, then the part in each of them.

03

Memory

Registered ECC. The ladder has middle rungs, so take one.

04

Storage

Controller, then the drive, then how many of them.

05

Network

Unshared and unmetered at every speed.

06

Response time

What we commit to when something breaks.

07

Where and how long

Month to month unless a longer cycle suits you better.

Why bother

Because a plan decides for you.

It rounds you up

Plans move in doublings. Want 48 GB and you buy 64; want three drives and you buy a four-bay box. This ladder has 16 and 48 on it as well as the doublings, and the drive count is a number you type rather than a tier you land in.

It bundles

Faster response times, more addresses, a bigger port — on a plan they arrive together whether or not you wanted all three. Here each of them is its own line with its own price, and the whole list is below.

It is hard to leave

Nothing here is a step you cannot walk back. Memory, drives and the controller change after the machine is live, scheduled around your maintenance window, typically inside 4 – 24 hours.

The price of a change

What each part costs.

Nowhere else on this site publishes this. Quoted from the Intel Xeon Silver / Gold line so every figure in a column belongs to one machine; the other lines charge differently for the same part, and the configurator above knows what each of them charges.

Memory

Absolute, not an upgrade fee — the figure replaces the last one. Intel Xeon Silver / Gold.

16 GB
$8.00
32 GB
$16.00
48 GB
$24.00
64 GB
$32.00
128 GB
$64.00
256 GB
$128.00
512 GB
$256.00
1 TB
$512.00

Drives

Each, on top of the machine. Intel Xeon Silver / Gold.

SATA-SSD 240 GB
$9.79 each
SATA-SSD 480 GB
$16.39 each
SATA-SSD 960 GB
$21.79 each
SATA-SSD 1.92 TB
$38.19 each
SATA-SSD 3.84 TB
$54.49 each
SATA-SSD 7.68 TB
$141.69 each
SATA-SSD 15.36 TB
$305.19 each
SAS-SSD 30.72 TB
$599.00 each

Controller

Bays and the array shapes each one allows.

Embedded Disk ControllerRAID 0, RAID 1
included
6 Disks ControllerRAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
+$20.69
12 Disks ControllerRAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
+$31.59
JBODno array
included
24 Disks ControllerRAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10
+$31.59

Port speed

Unshared and unmetered at every step.

1 Gbps
included
2 Gbps
+$189
3 Gbps
+$299
5 Gbps
+$459
10 Gbps
+$529
20 Gbps
+$1,629
40 Gbps
+$2,799
100 Gbps
+$3,999

Response time

Hardware replacement and first response.

Basic - 24x7x12Response time: 12H - H/W replace 4H
included
Bronze - 24x7x4Response time: 4H - H/W replace 4H - Adv. support 30min
+$39
Silver - 24x7x2Response time: 2H - H/W replace 4H - Adv. support 60min
+$59
Gold - 24x7x1Response time: 1H - H/W replace 4H - Adv. support 90min
+$99
Platinum - 24x7x1/2Response time: 30M - H/W replace 4H - Adv. support 120min
+$129

Addresses

IPv6 is free at any size.

1 × IPv4
included
2 × IPv4
+$6
4 × IPv4
+$18
6 × IPv4
+$30
8 × IPv4
+$42

Billing cycle

Same machine, paid further ahead.

Monthly
list price
Every 3 months
−5%
Every 6 months
−10%
Every 12 months
−15%

Monthly, in US dollars, before VAT or sales tax. A memory figure replaces the previous one rather than adding to it — 64 GB is the price of the machine having 64 GB, not an upgrade fee on top of 32.

And then

What happens after you press the button.

  1. 1

    You order

    Here or in the checkout — one catalogue behind both, so what you chose carries over.

  2. 2

    We check the order

    Payment and fraud. The one step we will not put a promise on: most clear inside a couple of hours; a first order from a new account can take longer.

  3. 3

    Somebody builds it

    Parts fitted, array created, operating system installed, port configured. Four to twenty-four hours, and you hear from us when it starts.

  4. 4

    You get root

    Credentials by e-mail, full root or Administrator, and HPE iLO for the hours when the operating system has stopped answering.

All of it

Every line that can be built to order.

Read from the same catalogue as the checkout. The price in the last column is a complete machine and the words beside it are that exact machine — not the platform's ceiling, which has its own column and costs a great deal more.

ProcessorSocketsCoresMemoryBaysEntry build, and what it isOrder
AMD Opteron X2150cartridge148 GB1$5.00AMD Opteron X2150 APU, 4 cores 1.1GHz · 8 GB DDR3 · 1 × SATA-SSD 32 GB · 500 MbpsConfigure AMD Opteron X2150
Intel Atom C2730cartridge1816 GB1$21.68Intel Atom C2730 Octa Core 1.70 GHz · 16 GB DDR3 · 1 × SATA-SSD 64 GB · 500 MbpsConfigure Intel Atom C2730
X-Gene ARM v8 64-bitcartridge1832 GB–64 GB1$28.59X-Gene Octa-Core ARM v8 64-bit · 32 GB DDR3 · 1 × SATA-SSD 120 GB · 500 MbpsConfigure X-Gene ARM v8 64-bit
Intel Atom C2750cartridge1816 GB–32 GB1$34.40Intel Atom C2750 Processor, 8 core 2.4 GHz · 16 GB DDR3 · 1 × SATA 500 GB · 500 MbpsConfigure Intel Atom C2750
Intel Xeon E3-1284L v4cartridge1416 GB–32 GB1$46.18Intel Xeon E3-1284L v4 Quad Core 2.90 GHz · 16 GB DDR3 · 1 × SATA-SSD 240 GB · 500 MbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E3-1284L v4
AMD Opteron 63001 / 212–3216 GB–256 GB12$51.86AMD Opteron 6366 HE Hexadeca Core 1.80 GHz · 16 GB DDR3 · 1 × SATA 500 GB · 500 MbpsConfigure AMD Opteron 6300
Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3cartridge1416 GB–32 GB1$52.18Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 Quad Core 1.80 GHz · 16 GB DDR3 · 1 × SATA-SSD 240 GB · 500 MbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5cartridge1432 GB–64 GB4$62.58Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5 Quad Core 3.00 Ghz · 32 GB DDR4 · 1 × NVMe-SSD 240 GB · 1 GbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5
Intel Xeon D-1500cartridge18–1632 GB–128 GB2$62.58Intel Xeon D-1548 Octa Core 2.00 GHz · 32 GB DDR4 · 1 × NVMe-SSD 240 GB · 1 GbpsConfigure Intel Xeon D-1500
Intel Xeon E5-2600 v1/v21 / 26–2032 GB–256 GB12$70.93Intel Xeon E5-2630L Hex Core 2.00 GHz · 32 GB DDR3 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 500 MbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E5-2600 v1/v2
Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v41 / 28–2832 GB–1 TB12$73.47Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 Octo Core 2.10 GHz · 32 GB DDR4 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 1 GbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4
Intel Xeon Silver / Gold1 / 28–4016 GB–1 TB24$83.67Intel Xeon Silver 4110 8 Core 2.10 GHz · 16 GB DDR4 · 2 × SATA-SSD 240 GB (RAID 1) · 1 GbpsConfigure Intel Xeon Silver / Gold
Intel Xeon E-2286Mcartridge1832 GB–64 GB4$105.99Intel Xeon E-2286M 8 CORE 2.40 GHz · 32 GB DDR4 · 1 × NVMe-SSD 240 GB · 1 GbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E-2286M
Intel Xeon E5-4600 v1/v2432–4864 GB–512 GB12$109.694 × Intel Xeon E5-4650L Octo Core 2.60 GHz · 64 GB DDR3 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 500 MbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E5-4600 v1/v2
Intel Xeon E5-4600 v3/v4424–64128 GB–1 TB12$186.374 × Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 12 Core 2.10 GHz · 128 GB DDR4 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 1 GbpsConfigure Intel Xeon E5-4600 v3/v4
AMD EPYC1 / 28–12832 GB–1 TB12$217.59AMD EPYC 7413 24 CORE 2.65 GHz 128MB L3 CACHE · 32 GB DDR4 · 1 × SATA-SSD 240 GB · 1 GbpsConfigure AMD EPYC
Ampere Altra Q64-2216432 GB–1 TB12$288.58Ampere Altra Q64-22 2.2GHz 64 Core · 32 GB DDR4 · 1 × SATA-SSD 240 GB · 1 GbpsConfigure Ampere Altra Q64-22
Intel Xeon Gold464–80128 GB–2 TB24$409.384 × Intel Xeon Gold 6130 16 Core 2.10 GHz · 128 GB DDR4 · 2 × SATA 500 GB (RAID 1) · 1 GbpsConfigure Intel Xeon Gold

Previous-generation enterprise hardware, priced accordingly. Four sockets of Xeon E5 will out-work one current desktop part for the money, and that trade is what this catalogue is built around.

Where it runs

Five rooms, one network.

Any build, in any of them. Somewhere else is usually possible within thirty days — ask before you assume it is not.

Before you start

The questions that come up.

Can I choose the exact processor?

Yes, and how many of them — one, two or four physical processors depending on the platform. Every part each platform takes is in the configurator, with what it does to the monthly price. Four sockets have a page of their own.

How much memory can one take?

From 8 GB on the smallest cartridge to 2 TB on the largest four-socket board, all of it registered ECC. Each platform has its own ceiling and its own ladder, both in the table above; what each rung costs is further up.

Can I pick the drives and the RAID level?

SATA, SAS, SATA-SSD, SAS-SSD and NVMe, up to twenty-four bays with the largest controller, in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 or 10 — or JBOD if you would rather the array was your operating system's problem. The controller decides which shapes exist, which is why it comes before the drive.

How long does a build take?

Four to twenty-four hours from the moment the order clears review, and you are told when it starts. A machine already on the shelf is about thirty minutes, which is why the instant shelf is the first question on this page.

Is there a setup fee, or a contract?

No setup fee on any build-to-order line except the $5 cartridge, which carries a one-off $13. Billing is monthly and you can stop at the end of any month. Paying three, six or twelve months ahead takes 5%, 10% or 15% off the same machine.

Can I change it later?

Memory, drives and the controller, yes — scheduled around your maintenance window and typically finished inside 4 – 24 hours once the parts are on hand. A different processor usually means a different platform, so that is a migration rather than an upgrade.

Can you build one somewhere you don't list?

Often, within about thirty days. Five cities are standing capacity; anywhere else is a conversation about transit, hands and hardware, and it is worth having before you rule it out. Ask us.

Can I put a GPU in it?

Yes, and the card decides the platform rather than the other way round, so that choice belongs on the GPU page, where every card we fit is listed with its own price.

Is the estimate the price I pay?

It is the checkout's own arithmetic on the checkout's own catalogue, so it lands on the same figure — give or take a couple of cents on a multi-drive array, where the billing system rounds a per-drive price its own way. It excludes VAT and sales tax, which depend on where you are.

Seven decisions. Then it's yours.

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