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I did not mean install it without that. If you look mechanically the CPU is being pressed into the socket via the metal frame, not the carrier.

I've got a dumb question. Isn't the CPU really held in place by the screws and metal frame? I've always seen carrier trays as helping to properly align the CPU and socket before the metal frames are used. Good luck with sale.

I don't see a lot of great deals on AMD SP3 systems, especially the second gen ones that support Milan and Rome but not Naples. Still, 64 core CPU for $699 is a smokin' hot deal Link AMD EPYC Milan 7V13 64-Core 2.45GHz ES Processor 100-000000425 *NO VENDOR LOCKED | eBay Listing says ES but...

Oh wow, so you've now got two 100G ports on it? Was it hard?

Here's the link: NVIDIA BlueField-2 Ethernet DPU200GbE Model number:BF2M515A | eBay Looks like they're BF2M515A-VENOT From what I saw searching, they're ES cards, and have only Port 1 active. They're $469 for one, but if you're at four, you're at $422 each. That's one of the cheaper 200GbE...

They've got a merchant verification failed logo on the bottom of the site. Also, they'll take under $870 ea via fleabay OBO

Here's the listing: INTEL SSDPE2NV153T8 15.36TB D5-P4326 2.5in U.2 NVMe SSD *New Bulk* | eBay 15.36TB Intel D5-P4326 and listing says they're new They're Gen 3 drives only and QLC. But, that's a lot of NVMe capacity for cheap. It's like 3 times a hard drive cost. Its almost to the price that...

This is a strange deal. Does anyone know why these are $219 renewed on Amazon? Here's the link. Are they just Seagate refurbs? It says they're from the Amazon Renewed store. The X22 22TB is $284 renewed. Iron Wolf 20TB is $275 renewed. X20 20TB is $389 new. They're about the price of the...

Maybe this should go in DIY builds, I'm not sure. I just saw there's what looks like a new version of that quad m.2 CWWK card on AliExpress. It's $25 so not so bad. They've added a screw compared to what STH showed in it's review.

I've learned if Patrick says wait, you wait. I'll end up getting one, but if there's a warning like that then it's not ready yet.

Browsing Amazon I saw this thing: 24 ports of 2.5G 6 ports of SFP+ $359 and says it's managed There's also a 16 ports of 2.5G 6 ports of SFP+ $299 and also says it's managed They might be the cheapest switches like that I've ever seen. There's gotta be others on here that are at least curious.

When will the review be here @Patrick ???

Congratulations @Patrick Your videos now are much better than last year if we're keepin' it real.

Newegg has the 2.5" Optane 1.5TB drives for only $399.99 on its BF deals: https://www.newegg.com/intel-optane-905p-1-5tb/p/N82E16820167505?Item=N82E16820167505 These aren't for huge capacity, but if you're just wanting low latency and fast SSDs then these are still great.

I saw this one on the Prime Big Deal Day site. Right now its $349 with a $50 coupon for a 16GB and 512GB config. For $299 that's TinyMiniMicro territory. It's only DDR4 and Gen3 SSD, but it's really cheap for what's a new 4P 4E core system