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    18 TB WD easystore - $250 new

    WD - easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive are on sale at BestBuy for $250 Model: WDBAMA0180HBK-NESN https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-18tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/6427995.p?skuId=6427995 Limit seems to be 5 per buyer, but they're also available via ebay: WD -...
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    Sun ORACLE X3-2L w/ 4x F40 400GB SSDs & 2x E5-2630L ~ $145

    I'm tempted to buy a few of these just for the SSDs, but I so don't need even more servers. Price is listed as $104.99 + $39.99 shipping, and seller auto-rejected my offer of $90 for 2. The description says it includes a LSI 9261-8i w/ Battery Backup but the photos also show what appears to be...
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    SR22S Intel Xeon E5-4610v3 10-Core 1.7GHz 25M 6.4GT/s 105W Processor - $40 shipped

    Are these a good deal? SR22S Intel Xeon E5-4610v3 10-Core 1.7GHz 25M 6.4GT/s 105W Processor * Pulled * | eBay I got one a while back for $50 + shipping (from a different seller) mainly just so I could test a server I got... DDR4 is still pricey, so I only got a bit for testing and I'm not...
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    xmr-stak and xmrig-proxy compatibility?

    I started using xmrig-proxy, and more recently switched from the xmrig docker image to using xmr-stak. It seemed to work fine, other than xmrig-proxy reporting some duplicate jobs from dwarfpool and occasional batches of rejected shares. (Less than 1%, so annoying, but not a huge deal.) I...
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    HP 649281-B21 Infiniband FDR/EN 10/40GB $50+ (ConnectX-3?)

    HP 649281-B21 Infiniband FDR/EN 10/40GB 2P 544QSFP ADAPTER 656089-001 661685-001 Product of Israel and FDR. Are these HP-rebranded Mellanox ConnectX-3? I recently got some CX2 QDR cards because they were a lot cheaper than the CX3s and I figured QDR will be plenty fast for home use. I also...
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    Seagate 4TB Portable 2.5" shuckable $95 (Nov 17-27) Costco

    Costco is having a sale on the 4TB Seagate Portable drives. $95 is lower than I've ever seen before for these drives new, though I've gotten some for $80 used. Previous sales were for $100. I don't really *need* more storage *yet*, but I'm not sure whether to buy these while they're on sale or...
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    QuantaPlex T41S-2U 4-node (8 total LGA2011v3/v4 sockets) - $400ish

    I've been tempted to nab one of these, but I probably shouldn't. Quanta T41S-2U 4 Nodes 24 Bay Server Chassis W/Dual Power Supply 220V A11223 They had been going for around $400 with trays. (starting bid) Not sure how much the ones without trays will go for, but they were failing to sell for...
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    Cisco UCS C220 M3 LFF 2008M-8i barebones (dual LGA2011 sockets) - $275

    Are these a good deal? I'm thinking of getting one... Let me know if you have better suggestions. :) Cisco UCS C220 M3 LFF NO MEM 2008M-8i Raid 1U Barebone Server w/ 4 X 3.5'' Trays They are listed for $299 now. I offered $250 when they were 5% off, but got countered at $275. I'm not very...