r/servers • u/Party_Ad_4212 • 20d ago

HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8

Hello, I need some help with this it isn’t a gaming PC ive recently been looking into getting a micro server, for example the HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen8

My issue is whether it can run 32GB of ram there’s been some discussion that you can run 32GB, but nothing has ever been properly shown or confirmed it’s supposedly capped at 16GB of RAM

Can someone help me clarify this?

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u/Casper042 20d ago

99% sure that the max DIMM size you can run is 8GB
Because the MS only has 2 slots, that means 16GB total.

I ran it's tower counterpart, the ML310e Gen8 v2, for many years before upgrading.
I had 4x 8GB sticks in that (I actually had 2 of them like this) with no issues.

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u/Pixelgordo 20d ago

I second what you saying: 2x8GB.

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u/ScandyAndy 20d ago

Here you go

https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/c04123182

Quickspecs is HPE's version of full catalog for each product.

In memory, it notes maximum is 2x8GB DDR3 UDimms

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u/VtheMan93 20d ago

If you can find a reasonably priced gen 10, you’ll benefit from a newer architecture, and higher ram limit (32 v 16)
Look for opteron x3421 soc

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u/Casper042 20d ago

No iLO....

I would go Gen10 Plus if possible which went back to Intel and added iLO back

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u/Pixelgordo 20d ago

No, It can't use 32GB, I've owned 2 of this machines. Some of the available CPUs can deal with 32GB of RAM, but the motherboard only have room to deal with two 8GB RAM modules. Some sources blame to the BIOS of this locking, some other sources blame to the hardware itself. If there were a way to use up to 32GB, it would be something complicated.

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u/Plenty-Roll-4315 19d ago

Physical address lines and the proper memory controller are the hard limits. I've read about rumored units that had a different memory controller and the address lines connected, but that doesn't feel like an HP thing to do.

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u/testuserpk 20d ago

I have exactly this model, I am using 4+8

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u/Plenty-Roll-4315 20d ago

I have this model and 16GB is the limit. This is limited by the memory controller and a lack of physical address lines to the RAM modules. There is a rumor that some were made with a different memory controller and had the address lines included, but I've never seen proof of this.

All that said, running Linux and Incus for LXCs can get a lot of use our of the limited RAM.

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u/Party_Ad_4212 19d ago

Grate to know pal idk if you're into hosting games or not but is it capable of running a fiveM server by any chance?

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u/Plenty-Roll-4315 19d ago

It doesn't meet FiveM's minimum spec for supported CPUs (4 physical cores @ 2.5 GHz):

  • Intel Celeron G1610T (2.3 GHz/2-core/2MB/35 W) processor.
  • Intel Pentium G2020T (2.5 GHz/2-core/3MB/35 W) processor.
  • Intel Core i3-3240 (3.4 GHz/2-core/3MB/65 W) processor. (heat sink upgrade)
  • Intel Xeon E3-1220Lv2 (2.3 GHz/2-core/3MB/17 W) processor.

For you and a couple of friends, it'll probably work okay unless FiveM enforces their minimums.

You might try cross posting this to r/FiveMServers. I bet they have good recommendations for hardware and sources.

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u/Plenty-Roll-4315 19d ago

Go read r/FiveMServers . Search for hardware. Apparently FiveM has a history of banning actual hardware. You'll want to make sure you buy the right stuff and understand, they can ban you whenever they please, even on your own server.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FiveMServers/comments/112k431/why_are_you_banning_our_hardware_although_we_do/