the unobtainable home lab we all dream of thread (was: home lab starter kit)
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well, many home lab-ers probably end up spending that much eventually, so might as well get it over with in one shot, right?
i'm just kidding around..
Define fully loaded. Dell Outlet even has $90k R740 (sort reverse price) 2x 6150s 1.5TB ram and 20 x 4TB SSD. That is like a Google Data Center in 1 box right? Ha.If I had 50k to burn I go with two new Dell r740xd fully loaded.
Or for only $3k! LOT OF 10 Unlocked Google GSA T4 Dell R720XD Servers 2X E5-2640 24 2.5'' Bays... | eBay
Who is going to set up a group buy for those 720s?
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And it comes on 4 pallets so have that pallet jack handy!
Pretty cool what it was originally though. Check out the Infinibox:
https://www.infinidat.com/products-technology/infinibox/
Pretty cool what it was originally though. Check out the Infinibox:
https://www.infinidat.com/products-technology/infinibox/
I would get 2 of these guys. Notice it has 12 x 32GB Ram and 12x 16GB NVDIMM. Great for FreeNas (assuming since i never tested it haha)
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PowerEdge R740XD
PowerEdge R740XD Server
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PowerEdge R740/R740XD Motherboard
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No Trusted Platform Module
Chassis Configuration
Chassis up to 24 x 2.5” Hard Drives including max of 12 NVME Drives, 2CPU Configuration
Shipping
PowerEdge R740XD Shipping
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PowerEdge R740 Shipping Material
Processor
Intel® Xeon® Gold 6146 3.2G,12C/24T,10.4GT/s, 24M Cache,Turbo,HT (165W) DDR4-2666
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Intel® Xeon® Gold 6146 3.2G,12C/24T,10.4GT/s, 24M Cache,Turbo,HT (165W) DDR4-2666
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2 Standard Heatsinks for greater than 125W CPUs (no MB or GPU)
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2666MT/s RDIMMs + NVDIMM
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Performance Optimized
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(12) 16GB NVDIMM, 2666MT/s, Single Rank; (12) 32GB RDIMM, 2666MT/s, Dual Rank; NV DIMM Battery Back-up and Cable
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C7, Unconfigured RAID for HDDs or SSDs (Mixed Drive Types Allowed)
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PERC H740P RAID Controller, 8GB NV Cache, Adapter, Low Profile
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1TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gbps 512n 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive
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Dell 3.2TB, NVMe, Mixed Use Express Flash, 2.5 SFF Drive, U.2, PM1725a with Carrier
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iDRAC9,Enterprise
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iDRAC,Factory Generated Password
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Riser Config 6, 5 x8, 3 x16 slots, Single-Wide GPU compatible
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Intel X550 Quad Port 10GbE, Base-T, rNDC
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6 Performance Fans forR740/740XD
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Dual, Hot-plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 1100W
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(2) NEMA 5-15P to C13 Wall Plug, 125 Volt, 15 AMP, 10 Feet (3m), Power Cord, North America
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ReadyRails™ Sliding Rails Without Cable Management Arm
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No Systems Documentation, No OpenManage DVD Kit
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US No Canada Ship Charge
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3 Years Basic Hardware Warranty Repair: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite
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Item Total: $32,107.33If you can fit 8x IEC 309’s in you home panel go for it, but at 32AMPs each thats a total of 256AMPs. Most residential panels can handle up to 200AMPs.
It's down to $15k starting bid: 6x Dell PowerEdge R720 [Infinidat Branded] 144x16GB RAM 2x10C-Xeon E5-2690 V2 | eBay
Also, you guys did realize it comes with 800 (eight huuuundred) 3TB drives, right??? O_O
Also, you guys did realize it comes with 800 (eight huuuundred) 3TB drives, right??? O_O
Haha that would completely depend how cheap they would be willing to let’s parts go for.
I think you would only do that if you grabbed the whole lot with intention to keep 2 or 3 yourself then sell the rest.
Yeah, I noticed that too later! I wonder what the reserve is… Somehow I doubt it'll go for $15k :X
Should I contact my bank?
#2ndmortageFirst question from your bank: "Are you planing to live there?"Yeah, I noticed that too later! I wonder what the reserve is… Somehow I doubt it'll go for $15k :X
Should I contact my bank?
You: Yes why not..