Glad to see E5-V2 prices finally coming back down. I think we will see older generations (CPU, Memory, & Storage) drop in value quicker again, once current generation tech starts shipping in volumn to met demand.just notice the 2680v2 is dropped back to around $180 now...
I suspect the drop for E5-2680v2 CPUs is related to the dropoff in Cryptonight mining profits. In December you could make $150/mo off a Dual E5-2680v2, and in the last month or so this has been more in the $20-40/mo range -- barely worth the cost of power.Glad to see E5-V2 prices finally coming back down. I think we will see older generations (CPU, Memory, & Storage) drop in value quicker again, once current generation tech starts shipping in volumn to met demand.
That's a reasonable point of view. It probably isn't worth it to upgrade an existing v1 server to v2 cpus unless you specifically need that extra processing power or you are looking to standardize a fleet of servers.Never said it was a con, you must have some problems with reading comprehension.
I said if you don't already have v1 processors the price is decent, but the incremental gains I can get from upgrading from v1 to v2 processors is not worth more than $150 each to me, and I doubt its worth that much in general.
Double the price is double the price. Is it double the value? I'm not so sure.The 2680 v2 is indeed attractive. But complete X9 systems are in my opinion still too expensive for being so old. A complete system with two cpus, motherboard and with 64GB DDR3 ram is around 900-1000 USD. A new Epyc 7401P with a Supermicro MBD-H11SSL-I-B and 64GB ram is less than 2000 USD. While 1000 USD may be significant sum of money for someone, if you look at the long term investment the Epyc should pay off.