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    Intel i5-8500 vs i5-9500

    I have used both and no real world difference, both in EliteDesk 800 G4 and G5s
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    Supermicro X9DRI-LN4F+, Help locating the BIOS IC.

    Hi sorry to hear about your troubles, based on model number this board should have IPMI and you can reflash or downgrade the BIOS with IPMI management interface without resorting to a ch341a
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    Enterprise SSD "small deals"

    You guys find the best deal
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    FS - Norco 4224 24-bay 4u chassis configured as DAS/JBOD (expander, rails, trays, and more) - $150 each **PRICE DROP**

    Your builds are beautiful, homebrew yet with such care and attention to detail with 3d printed parts and nice cable routing
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    FS: (3) HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini 65w barebones (i5 8500)

    Good day folks, I have 3 of these HP minis for sale, used them to play around with Proxmox clustering and homelab light use. These are pretty awesome with Intel VPro for remote admin and works great for workbench/living room PCs as they are near silent. Also a mini server as one can install 2x...
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    HITACHI HUH728080AL5200 8TB 7200rpm 3.5IN SAS HDD (2015) $49

    Drives seems to have gone up recently, I picked up some 8TB HGST He8 for about $40 back around Nov 2023
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    DIY DAS/NAS chassis based on 5x3.5" drive cages?

    This would be awesome, I was looking into it a bit more as well and Dell's adapters seems to require a basic serial protocol to correctly emulate the native brick. I'm thinking about also have a UPS added to one of the "shelves" and with the number of outlets not as concerned about Wyse and...
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    EXPIRED 4TB HGST SAS Hard Drives - $8

    Exactly, recently looked up some Transformer G1 toys from 80s and $$$, always thought they were mechanical marvels. On of my favorite sayings, "the only difference between men and boys are the price of toys"
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    EXPIRED 4TB HGST SAS Hard Drives - $8

    Not yet, give it another 15-20 years. I'm starting to see 90s hardware selling for $$$ on vintage builds
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    EXPIRED 4TB HGST SAS Hard Drives - $8

    Exactly! Classic bathtub curve economics, things lose value due to age/features compared to new eventually bottoming out until it reaches "vintage" or "collector" status and suddenly rises again when nostalgia/emotions drive purchase decisions rather than functionality needs
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    DIY DAS/NAS chassis based on 5x3.5" drive cages?

    Read through your posts in in the 5070 thread, would love to see photos of your build and a write up if possible :D I'm currently leaning towards a cheap small rolling file cabinet, something like this and holding the drive cages in bottom drawer while top drawers would hold the compute nodes...
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    DIY DAS/NAS chassis based on 5x3.5" drive cages?

    Awesome! How do you trigger power on for the drive array in the old case/drive cages?
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    (US) 90 dollar Wyse 5070 Thin client/mini-server?

    Strange indeed, yet many others reported 32GB config working for them
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    (US) 90 dollar Wyse 5070 Thin client/mini-server?

    Yes it does, I tried this cycle twice now
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    (US) 90 dollar Wyse 5070 Thin client/mini-server?

    Windows 10 IoT, just testing and exploring. For what it's worth even the POST and self test with Dell logo was noticably slower
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    (US) 90 dollar Wyse 5070 Thin client/mini-server?

    Grabbed 2 sticks of 16GB Crucial DDR4 2400 So-DiMMs, working with 32GB of RAM now :) Spoke too soon, while BIOS shows all 32GB, the system seems to slow to a crawl. Something funky going on, more work is needed
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    My Customised SFF Home Server Build

    Thanks! I found the same bracket but your metal one is so nice and figured I ask
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    My Customised SFF Home Server Build

    Beautiful build! I just finished my own Node304 recently as well. Any chance you can make more of those SSD mounts?
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    DIY DAS/NAS chassis based on 5x3.5" drive cages?

    Disclaimer: This is not a "why not just buy XYZ chassis that would fit your needs" thread, it's more of a hack/fun experiment and potentially lower power bills :) Current setup (125W with drives spun down, 190W drives running): Supermicro X9 C602 with 1x E5-2670 Xeon + 64GB RAM ESXi 6.7...
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    Great Deals - expired deals on-going discussion

    Agree, option 2 would allow the convo to continue while any new deals/updates can start a new thread in Great Deals (poster can choose to link to OG thread as reference)