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VortexByte R470 Rack Server

Name: VortexByte R470 Rack Server
Brand: VortexByte

Built on the Dell PowerEdge R470 platform

A 1U rack server for virtualisation, databases and line-of-business apps. Built to your spec, then hardened and configured by our team before it ships.

From $17,047.25 USD, before tax and shipping

Intel Xeon 6, from 8 up to 80 cores
Up to 8 DDR5-6400 RDIMMs
Up to 10 hot-plug 2.5" drives with PERC H365i or H965i RAID
OCP 3.0 networking up to 100 GbE, plus two PCIe Gen5 slots
iDRAC10 remote management and redundant power

Start from a build

Pick one, then change any part below. The price updates as you go.

Chassis and RAID controller

Front 2.5" hot-plug bays. The PERC H365i does RAID 0, 1 and 10; the H965i adds RAID 5 and a cache.

8 drive bays, PERC H365iUp to 8 × 2.5" SAS/SATA drives, Smart Flow cooling+$0.00 8 drive bays, PERC H965iUp to 8 × 2.5" SAS/SATA drives, Smart Flow cooling+$15.32 10 drive bays, PERC H365iUp to 10 × 2.5" SAS/SATA drives (4 universal bays)+$120.50 10 drive bays, PERC H965iUp to 10 × 2.5" SAS/SATA drives (4 universal bays)+$138.82 No front drivesNo backplane; boots from a BOSS card−$86.02

RAID configuration

RAID needs matching drives.

No RAIDMixed drive types allowed+$0.00 RAID 0Striping across 2 or more matching drives+$0.00 RAID 1Mirror of exactly 2 matching drives+$0.00 RAID 5Parity across 3 or more matching drives+$0.00 RAID 10Striped mirrors across 4 or more matching drives, in pairs+$0.00 RAID 1 + unconfiguredMirror the first 2 drives, leave the rest for you to set up+$0.00 Unconfigured RAIDDrives left for you to set up; mixed types allowed+$0.00

Memory

DDR5 RDIMM, 6400 MT/s. 8 slots. Dell's balanced layout takes 1, 2, 4 or 8 modules.

16 GB RDIMMDDR5, 6400 MT/s, single rank$2,644.39 each

Number of modules

Storage drives

Hot-plug 2.5" drives, one per bay.

1.2 TB hard drive, SAS10,000 rpm, 12 Gb/s, self-encrypting (ISE)$481.36 each

960 GB SSD, SATA, read intensive1 drive write per day, 6 Gb/s$3,145.66 each

3.84 TB SSD, SATA, read intensive1 drive write per day, 6 Gb/s$10,719.56 each

Boot drive (BOSS-N1)

A rear M.2 boot card keeps the operating system off your data drives. Needed when there are no front drives.

No boot cardBoot from the data drives+$0.00 BOSS-N1 with 1 × 960 GB M.2Single boot drive+$4,567.13 BOSS-N1 with 1 × 960 GB SED M.2Single self-encrypting boot drive+$4,567.13 BOSS-N1 with 1 × 480 GB M.2Single boot drive+$5,150.63 BOSS-N1 with 1 × 480 GB SED M.2Single self-encrypting boot drive+$5,150.63 BOSS-N1 with 2 × 960 GB SED M.2, RAID 1Mirrored self-encrypting boot drives+$9,018.97 BOSS-N1 with 2 × 960 GB M.2, RAID 1Mirrored boot drives+$9,045.42 BOSS-N1 with 2 × 480 GB M.2, RAID 1Mirrored boot drives+$9,941.17 BOSS-N1 with 2 × 480 GB SED M.2, RAID 1Mirrored self-encrypting boot drives+$9,941.17

Fans

Standard fans+$0.00 High performance fansFor hot rooms or high-power processors and cards+$63.86

PCIe risers

Two PCIe Gen5 x16 slots either way.

Riser config 62 full-height slots and 1 OCP slot+$0.00 Riser config 82 low-profile slots and 2 OCP slots+$164.04

PCIe network card

Uses one of the two PCIe slots.

None+$0.00 NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Lx, 2 × 25 GbESFP28. Full height: needs riser config 6+$301.91 Intel E835-XXVDA2, 2 × 25 GbESFP28, full-height or low-profile+$312.13 Broadcom 57414, 2 × 25 GbESFP28. Full height: needs riser config 6+$337.26 Intel E835-CQDA2, 2 × 100 GbEQSFP56. Full height: needs riser config 6+$815.46 NVIDIA ConnectX-6 Dx, 2 × 100 GbEQSFP56. Full height: needs riser config 6+$1,126.32 Broadcom 57608, 2 × 100 GbEQSFP56. Full height: needs riser config 6+$1,256.05

Fibre Channel adapter

For SAN storage. Full height, so it needs riser config 6, and uses one PCIe slot.

None+$0.00 Dual-port 32 Gb Fibre Channel HBAVendor chosen by Dell+$1,335.83 Emulex LPe37102, 2 × 32 GbSecureHBA+$1,335.83 QLogic QLE2772C, 2 × 32 Gb+$1,339.24 Dual-port 64 Gb Fibre Channel HBAVendor chosen by Dell+$1,490.40 Emulex LPe38102, 2 × 64 GbSecureHBA+$1,490.40 QLogic QLE2872C, 2 × 64 Gb+$1,500.19

GPU and accelerators

Full height, so it needs riser config 6, and uses one PCIe slot.

None+$0.00 NVIDIA L4, 24 GB72 W, single-wide, passive. For AI inference and video+$2,980.37 NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU, 2 × 200 GbEOffloads networking and security+$6,412.98

Front panel

KVM module, left control panelFront VGA and USB for a crash cart+$96.23

Bezel

Standard 1U bezelLockable front cover+$0.00 No bezel−$31.93

Rack rails

No railsFor shelves or your own rails−$51.46 ReadyRails static rails2- or 4-post racks−$17.54 ReadyRails sliding railsPull the server out for service+$0.00 ReadyRails sliding rails + strain relief bar+$11.77 Combo drop-in/stab-in rails+$15.62 Combo rails + strain relief bar+$27.40 ReadyRails sliding rails + cable management arm+$28.39 Combo rails + cable management arm+$44.02

Operating system

No operating system+$0.00 Windows Server 2025 Standard, 16 coreFactory installed. Larger processors need extra core licences; we'll quote them+$902.76 Windows Server 2025 Datacenter, 16 coreUnlimited VMs. Factory installed+$4,520.59 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2, factory installedNeeds a subscription and ProSupport+$0.00 Red Hat Enterprise LinuxInstalled by us; needs a subscription and ProSupport+$0.00 SUSE Linux EnterpriseInstalled by us; licence bought separately; needs ProSupport+$0.00 Ubuntu ServerInstalled by us; optional Ubuntu Pro; needs ProSupport+$0.00

Red Hat subscription

I have a subscription+$0.00 RHEL Premium, 1 year1–2 sockets, virtual datacenters+$2,061.01 RHEL Premium, 3 years1–2 sockets, virtual datacenters+$6,181.81 RHEL Premium, 5 years1–2 sockets, virtual datacenters+$10,302.61

Client access licences

Windows Server needs one CAL for each user or each device that connects.

Windows Server User CAL1 user, any number of devices$49.39 each

Windows Server Device CAL1 device, any number of users$38.75 each

Remote Desktop Services User CALNeeded for each remote desktop user$192.05 each

Remote Desktop Services Device CALNeeded for each remote desktop device$149.46 each

Microsoft SQL Server

None+$0.00 SQL Server 2025 Standard + 5 User CALsServer + CAL licensing+$2,319.77 SQL Server 2025 Standard + 5 Device CALsServer + CAL licensing+$2,319.77 SQL Server 2025 Standard, 4 corePer-core licensing, unlimited users+$8,711.99

Remote management (iDRAC10)

iDRAC10 CoreHealth monitoring and power control+$0.00 iDRAC10 EnterpriseVirtual console, virtual media and directory sign-in+$0.00 iDRAC10 DatacenterAdds telemetry streaming and advanced power and thermal control+$760.10 iDRAC10 Enterprise + OpenManage Enterprise Advanced Plus+$848.68 iDRAC10 Datacenter + OpenManage Enterprise Advanced Plus+$1,015.18

Supply-chain security

Secured Component VerificationProves the hardware wasn't swapped between factory and your rack+$42.16

Hardware warranty

Manufacturer warranty, 36 months. We handle the claim for you. Linux builds need ProSupport or higher.

Basic, next business dayParts and labour, business hours+$0.00 ProSupport, next business day onsite24/7 phone support+$691.27 ProSupport, 4-hour onsite24/7 phone support+$1,151.98 ProSupport Plus, 4-hour mission critical24/7 support with priority escalation+$1,843.24

Keep your parts

Failed parts stay with you, so data never leaves your premises.

Keep Your Component, 36 months+$518.35 Keep Your Hard Drive, 36 months+$587.59

Deployment

No onsite deploymentWe configure it before shipping; you rack it+$0.00 Basic deploymentOnsite unpacking, racking and power-on+$438.73 ProDeployOnsite installation and system configuration+$877.46 ProDeploy PlusAdds planning, migration help and 30 days of post-deployment support+$2,105.90

Dell and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. VortexByte builds this server on Dell hardware and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dell. Warranty and support services are delivered by the manufacturer. Prices can change before we confirm your order.

Total $17,047.25Review build