$130+16 ship Dell C6100 Dual Port Mellanox ConnectX-2 VPI cards

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dba

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Hi Patrick,

There is one problem with the cards in that auction: They don't include the metal frame that screws onto the motherboard sled. Compare the photo to the one in this completely overpriced auction:

Mellanox MCQH29 XDR 40GB s QDR Infiniband HBA JR3P1 for PowerEdge C6100 | eBay

If there is anyone who could use one of the mezzanine cards in the $130 auction, the ones missing the metal frame, I have two and can sell them for $75 each plus shipping - my mistake is your gain.

Saw these on ebay, looks like much more reasonable prices than we saw months ago. Dell Mellanox Connextx 2 VPI Dual Port 40GB s Infiniband HBA JR3P1 MCQH29 XDR | eBay

Fairly inexpensive for dual port nodes.
 
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Patrick

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Ah good point. I bet if you added it to the transaction notes you could get them off of the $130 auction though.
 

vv111y

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... If there is anyone who could use one of the mezzanine cards in the $130 auction, the ones missing the metal frame, I have two and can sell them for $75 each plus shipping - my mistake is your gain.
Hey dba, why not just use anything to act as a substitute and keep the cards? It doesn't need to be very strong does it?