Server Rack Project – Dell C4130 1U

I am starting a new server rack build project and have been on the lookout for cheap hardware. I was lucky enough to pick up a 1U Dell C4130 Server for under $1000 Australian or $600 USD.

Dell Server C4130 Specification

Below was the specification that the server had when I purchased it.

  • Dual Intel Xeon E5-2690 V4 (2.6GHz/14-core/35MB)
  • 256gb DDR4 RAM
  • 4 x NVIDIA Tesla P100 16GB SXM2 NVLink GPUS
  • 960GB 1.8″ SATA SSD
  • 2 x 2000W 15A Power supply
Dell PowerEdge NVIDIA-smi

Additional Components

In order to get the server up and running I purchased:

  • 2 x 15A Power Cords
  • 2 x 15A to 10A – Power and Cut off switch (until I get proper wired outlets)
  • XVGA Cable
  • Additional 800GB 1.8″ SATA SSD and caddy

Initial Testing

For a quick test I installed ubuntu 24.04 LTS and installed Ollama and tested DeepSeek-r1 70b. Only runs at about 4.61 t/s 😔 this can easily be optimised with VLLM

# Download Ollama
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
# DeepSeek-r1 approx 43gb
ollama run deepseek-r1:70b

Stay tuned for more updates.

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