Home server

Will quad core t420/w520 with 16 or 32 gb of ram get the stuff done?

Probably not very well if you want all that running at the same time. If you can deal with just 1-2 things at once then sure it will work fine. But you can find hp servers for cheap around $100-200. 16-20 gb might work but youd probably be pushing very close

fuck you, you just made me reinstall CS

1u rack server will be really loud for my room.

They actually arent that loud but you could find an old tower server instead like a dell precision. Thats what I use.