EU [FS] servers, HDD, SSD, RAM, CPU

[Dzy]

Long story short - wanted to indulge myself in different hardware to tackle my curiosity, most of them came from eBay auctions. Some will stay in my basement but majority have to go. All of the proceeds will go towards Armed Forces of Ukraine
Disclaimer:

• After the CPU in brackets is the CPUbenchmark.net score for one CPU, every server has dual CPUs unless noted otherwise.
• LFF - large form factor = 3,5" disks
• SFF - small form factor = 2,5" disks
• without rails
• without HDD caddies unless noted otherwise or comes together with HDDs in a server
• we can change the hardware - swap CPUs, add RAM
• IPMI not tested, which servers have full functionality, but Dell mostly has iDRAC Enterprise
• Cisco servers are partially compatible with SuperMicro caddies - they can be connected but you can`t lock SM caddies in Cisco server
• I was surprised about Cisco servers quality, but the greatest disappointment were HP default configuration - you have to order additionally some parts which are default on other brand name servers, for example additional PCI-E risers and comically, you have high density chassis with 12 LFF, but you get backplane with only 4 LFF connectors...
• DDR3 servers are great when you need a lot of RAM as the price for DDR3 is lower than DDR4
• 7 day moneyback guarantee in case something is not working upon arrival
• Prices negotiable
• SEPA transfer preferable
• Shipping a server (20-25kg) to EU would be approximately 35 eur

DDR4 ECC Registered servers (Haswell / Broadwell)
* 300 EUR; Cisco E-C240M4; 2x8 core Xeon E5-2630v3 (10430); 32 GB DDR4 ECC REG; 12x LFF; RAID UCSC MRAID 12G+BBU; 2x1200W PSU; 2U; 2x riser ; without disks; GPU power
* 320 EUR; Lenovo X3650 M5 (5462-AC1); 2x10 core Xeon E5-2650v3 (12013); 32 GB DDR4 ECC REG; 12x LFF + 4x SFF; RAID SERVERAID M1215/ZM; 2x750W PSU; 2U; 2x riser ; without disks;
* 280 EUR; Fujitsu Primergy RX2540 M1; 2x6 core Xeon E5-2620v3 (7871); 32 GB DDR4 ECC REG; 12x LFF; RAID D3216-A13/1GB; 2x800W PSU; 2U; 2x riser ; without disks;
* 160 EUR; EMC EU1SPE ; 2x6 core Xeon E5-2620v3 (7871) ; 32 GB DDR4 ECC REG; 10x SFF; RAID needs to be checked ; 2x1100W PSU; 1U; riser needs to be checked; 10x 1TB 7,2k SAS disks; 4x fibre channel 16 Gb/s ports+transceivers; without GPU!; second one with bent chassis comes additionally for free


SAS storage enclosures:
* 70 EUR; IBM V3700; 24xSFF external SAS storage enclosure; 2x PSU; 2x controllers; 7x 900GB SAS 10k
* 300 EUR; HP 3PAR M6710; 24xSFF external SAS storage enclosure; 2x PSU; 2x controllers; 8x 1,2TB SAS 10k + 8x 2Tb SAS 7,2k with all caddies


Components:
CPU
* 2x 16core Intel Xeon E5-2698Bv3 (16633)- 40 EUR for both
* 2x 14core Intel Xeon E5-2697v3 (18895) - 50 EUR for both
* 2x 14core Intel Xeon E5-2695v3 (16509) - 40 EUR for both
* 2x 12core Intel Xeon E5-2690v3 (16495) - 35 EUR for both
* 2x 14core Intel Xeon E5-2660v4 (16039) - 30 EUR for both
* 2x 12core Intel Xeon E5-2673v3 (14171) - 25 EUR for both
* 2x 12core Intel Xeon E5-2670v3 (13593) - 23 EUR for both
* 2x 10core Intel Xeon E5-2660v3 (13193) - 21 EUR for both
* 2x 10core Intel Xeon E5-2630v4 (11767) - 18 EUR for both
* 2x 10core Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 (10395) - 14 EUR for both
* 2x 12core Intel Xeon E5-2695v2 (13264) - 40 EUR for both
* 2x 8core Intel Xeon E5-2670 (8936) - 12 EUR for both

DDR3 ECC Reg RAM
* NNx DDR3 ECC REG 4GB PC3 - 1 EUR

DDR4 ECC Reg RAM
* 07x DDR4 ECC REG 1R*4 8GB PC4-2133P-R - 8 EUR
* 06x DDR4 ECC REG 1R*4 8GB PC4-2400T-R - 8.5 EUR
* 04x DDR4 ECC REG 2R*4 8GB PC4-2400T-R - 8.5 EUR
* 01x DDR4 ECC REG 1R*4 8GB PC4-3200AA-R - 12 EUR

SAS HDD, can provide SMART data, all have gone through short or long self-test
* 4x 8TB HGST HUH721008AL5200 12G 7.2K 3.5" SAS, year 2017, power on 46100h - 75 EUR
* 1x 8TB Seagate ST8000NM014A (Dell 0N660) 12G 7.2K 3.5" SAS, year 2021, power on 18000h - 80 EUR
* 3x 3TB HGST HUS723030ALS640 (EMC 118032839-02) 6G 7.2K 3.5" SAS - 15 EUR
* 4x 3TB Seagate ST330006 NEO3000 (EMC) 6G 7.2K 3.5" SAS, year 2013, power on 45900h - 15 EUR
* 600GB 10K 2.5" SAS - 7 EUR
* 900GB 10K 2.5" SAS - 10 EUR
* 1.2TB 10K 2.5" SAS - 16 EUR
* 1TB 7.2K 2.5" SAS - 10 EUR
* 2TB 7.2K 2.5" SAS - 20 EUR

SAS/SATA SSD with enhanced power loss data protection, can provide SMART data, all have gone through short self-test
* 1x 400GB TOSHIBA PX04SMB040 (DELL branded 0GM5R3) 2.5" eMLC SAS, 7300 TBW, 10 DWPD, wearout 0% - 55 EUR
* 2x 400GB Hitachi HUSSL4040ASS600 2.5" SLC SAS, 35000 TBW, ~48 DWPD, power on 36512h, wearout 0%, 44.4TB written, year 2013 - 50 EUR

SAS/SATA RAID / HBA
* 1x HP P822/2Gb FBWC Smart Array Controller, external and internal 643379-001 - PCI-E - 50 EUR
* 1x HP H240AR 12G Dual port FIO Smart HBA (749997-001) 749976-B21 - 35 EUR
* 3x Dell PERC H730 1GB 12G (no bracket) 44GNF-NB - PCI-E - 40 EUR
* 1x Dell PERC H730P 2GB Mini 7H4CN - 45 EUR
* 1x Dell PERC H730P 2GB Mini 3V42G - 45 EUR
* 1x Dell PERC H710 Mini 070K80 - 35 EUR
* 3x Dell PERC H330 Mini RAID R75VT - 30 EUR
* 2x Dell PERC HBA330 Mini P2R3R - 35 EUR
* 1x Adaptec ASR-6405 512MB - PCI-E - 5 EUR
* 1x Cisco MegaRaid 9271CV-8i 1GB 8-port PCI-e, low profile UCS-RAID9271CV8i-LP - PCI-E - 35 EUR
* 1x Oracle 9361-8i 12G 8-port RAID / HBA with battery (7085209) 03-25420-09E - PCI-E - 45 EUR

Network cards
* 1x Dell Broadcom 57810S dual port 10GBE 55GHP - 25 EUR
* 1x Dell Broadcom 5720 dual port GBE 0FCGN - 15 EUR
* 1x IBM Broadcom Extreme I quad port GBE 90Y9355 - 20 EUR

Network switches
* 1x HP 2530-48 switch J9781A - 45 EUR

PSU
* 6x HP 1400W Flex slot platinum G9 PSU 720620-B21 - 15 EUR
* 2x Dell Rx20 / Tx20 750W PSU 5NF18 - 25 EUR
* 6x Dell Rx30/Rx40 750W PSU PJMDN - 25 EUR
* 2x Dell Rx30 1100W PSU Y26KX - 25 EUR
* 10x Dell Rx30 1100W PSU CMPGM - 25 EUR

 

[Dzy]

* Added 24LFF server in 2U form factor - HP APOLLO 4200 G9 with 2x 25 Gbit/s SFP8 ports, without transceivers. Without HDD caddies but tested inserting HDDs without them - so far the smoothest and safest insertion of HDDs compared to all the other servers without caddies
* Pricedrop for DDR3 servers and CPUs

 

[Dzy]

Pricedrop across the board, some servers sold!
Will accept reasonable offers, especially for DDR3 servers and RAM. Have some limited quantity of SFF 600GB and 900GB 10k RPM disks to go with SFF servers as well, if needed.

 

[Dzy]

Pricedrop across the board. Calculated that shipping to, for example, Germany, would be about 35 eur for a server weighing 20-25 kg

 

[nrtnio]

I can say it is too big of an ask for cpus/ram. Didnt really check ssds recently and shelves, but for <80% life are not very popular, i would say too big ask still. If you want them to go fast, drop more.


of all that I would take both Xeon E5-2698v3 (18915) for 50,- (with shipping incl.) If good for you - send a pm

 

[Dzy]

Thank you for the feedback, appreciated! I generally offer generous discounts on combo deals (server plus upgrades) or volume buys but not as much on individual items. I will later look up and adjust the prices accordingly!
I paid 170 eur for a pair 2698 v3 last year. The prices have fallen considerably, the cheapest I could find right now is 58 eur for a pair at aliexpress.
If you will donate at least 8 eur to Armed Forces of Ukraine or similar help for Ukraine, then we have a deal!
Few examples: Stream a small monthly donation to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine finish the war sooner , UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine , Donate to Ukraine Army - Come Back Alive Foundation
Disclaimer: at least half of the proceeds from selling my stuff will be redirected to Ukraines needs.

 

[aljaxus]

Do you happen to have:
- an SFP+ (10Gbps) to RJ45 module (that you might not have listed here)?
- M393B2G70DB0-YK0 (or similar) DDR3 memory modules (if yes, I'd take 8 of them to fully populate one of the servers)
- any DDR3 -LR sticks? According to the HPE DL380pG8 (link 1) you can fill all 24 slots with 32GB sticks only with -LR modules (not just -R)? (I don't know enough about this to make an educated decision). I would assume that the 32GB DDR3 sticks you listed (PC3L-10600R) would work just fine, but it doesn't hurt to ask...

1 - temporary link to specsheet pdf

 

[Samir]

I would assume that the 32GB DDR3 sticks you listed (PC3L-10600R) would work just fine, but it doesn't hurt to ask...

They will work, but not in all 3 slots per channel as 'Each memory channel can not support more than two Unbuffered or two quad-rank modules' (so only 2x of these 32GB modules). 'Each memory channel can, however, three quad-rank LRDIMM be used' which is why LRDIMMs allow it to max out to 768GB of ram:

RAM Upgrades | ProLiant DL380p Gen8 - max up to 768GB

RAM Upgrades Overview | ProLiant DL380p Gen8 ✭ up to 768GB ➚

www.compuram.biz

 

[codebreaker]

Bought RAM, SSDs & HDDs. Seller supplied new test results. The goods were well packaged and shipped right after testing was done.
Seller recommended!

 

[aljaxus]

Ayo - I bought some memory from this thread and forgot to post the reply :/
Got the memory, nicely packaged, the box had a small tear on one side, but this is not the seller's issue, it must've been kicked around in shipping. All memory works just fine for some time now. The seller went out of his way to test if my specific memory configuration would work (mix and match with 32GB LoadReduced and 16GB Registered sticks). Good experience +1

 

[Samir]

The seller went out of his way to test if my specific memory configuration would work (mix and match with 32GB LoadReduced and 16GB Registered sticks).

Interesting that you're running both RDIMMs and LRDIMMs in the same machine--how did you do the banking/channels in your setup?

 

[Dzy]

Interesting that you're running both RDIMMs and LRDIMMs in the same machine--how did you do the banking/channels in your setup?

There has been some confusion on aljaxus part as I delivered regular RDIMMs to him (I don`t have LRDIMMs). I guess it was caused by PC3L (low voltage) denomination
You were completely right, as per documentation - each memory channel can not support more than two quad-rank modules, even BIOS throws an error when 3 quad rank modules are installed (- Only 2 DIMMs can be installed on a channel containing Quad-Rank DIMM(s))
Then I tested with my Triple-Rank 24GB modules, but HPE DL380p Gen8 does not support them.
Then I inserted 3x16GB in channels 2-4 and 2x32GB in channel 1 (for each CPU), totaling 416GB in a server and this configuration works, I ran Memtest86+ on this configuration.

We went with this unusual configuration because aljaxus already had RDIMMs and wanted to increase his RAM size with additional RAM to save on costs. The mix-and match part was 2R 16GB RAM with 4R 32GB RAM. I sold him 4x 32GB + 2x 16GB so he could fill empty RAM slots.

 

[aljaxus]

Ah right - nevermind... passed some time and I forgot (and didn't bother to check, my bad). As Dzy said - now running (per socket) 1 channel with 2x 32GB sticks (one slot empty), 3 channels with 3x 16GB sticks (all slots in channel used). Leaving me with 2 slots that can not be used (but still, 32GB more if I were to fill those two channels with 16GB sticks).

 

[Samir]

There has been some confusion on aljaxus part as I delivered regular RDIMMs to him (I don`t have LRDIMMs). I guess it was caused by PC3L (low voltage) denomination
You were completely right, as per documentation - each memory channel can not support more than two quad-rank modules, even BIOS throws an error when 3 quad rank modules are installed (- Only 2 DIMMs can be installed on a channel containing Quad-Rank DIMM(s))
Then I tested with my Triple-Rank 24GB modules, but HPE DL380p Gen8 does not support them.
Then I inserted 3x16GB in channels 2-4 and 2x32GB in channel 1 (for each CPU), totaling 416GB in a server and this configuration works, I ran Memtest86+ on this configuration.

We went with this unusual configuration because aljaxus already had RDIMMs and wanted to increase his RAM size with additional RAM to save on costs. The mix-and match part was 2R 16GB RAM with 4R 32GB RAM. I sold him 4x 32GB + 2x 16GB so he could fill empty RAM slots.

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. Understandable about the PC3L-xxxxxR vs PC3L-xxxxxL--that was confusing to me too the first time I heard about LRDIMMs. Neat to know that even kinda crazy rank mixing seems to work fine.

 

[Samir]

Ah right - nevermind... passed some time and I forgot (and didn't bother to check, my bad). As Dzy said - now running (per socket) 1 channel with 2x 32GB sticks (one slot empty), 3 channels with 3x 16GB sticks (all slots in channel used). Leaving me with 2 slots that can not be used (but still, 32GB more if I were to fill those two channels with 16GB sticks).

All good! If you have an 8 rank limitation though, you won't be able to add those 16GB modules. My Dell R710 has a similar limit so I can either use 18x16GB=288GB modules or 12x32GB=384GB. I never thought about a mixed config though.

 

[Dzy]

Updates across the board, including 12LFF servers, RAM, SAS/SATA RAID/HBA cards to go with servers, NICs and PSUs.
All of the RAM have been tested in Memtest86+ for at least 24 hours

 

[Dzy]

Some updates:
* 512GB DDR3L load-reduced RAM for 210 EUR (this is an example what kind of deal you can get when take multiple items at once)
* unused Intel DC S3700 MLC SATA SSD with 10 DWPD
* SAS9302-8i HBA PCI-E card

 

[flipper203]

I bought 5 SAS HDD and a HBA card. I can only recommend @Dzy. Good communication, very helpfull and great packaging.

 

[Dzy]

Bump

 

[kroem]

Bought 3 servers and everything arrives extremely well packaged! Everyone is happy except for significant other about the livingroom turning into a DC for a bit