Lucky eBayer snags 128-core Intel server for $700 — HP server has 1TB RAM and 16 Xeon CPUs worth more than $4,000
The HP C7000 listing combines sixteen BL460c G8 blades, 128 cores, and 1TB DDR3 memory for £500 per blade.
Sixteen Xeon processors, each with eight cores and sixteen threads, reside within a refurbished HP C7000 enclosure purchased for approximately $700 on eBay. This bundle includes 32GB DDR3 memory modules, totaling 1024GB, spread across 32 modules of 32GB each. The server features sixteen BL460c G8 servers, each equipped with an Intel Xeon E5-2660 processor and an HP Smart Array P220i controller supporting RAID configurations.
The system, rated at 10U in size, offers integrated network connectivity and out-of-band management through Integrated Lights-Out 4. Despite its outdated specifications, the bundle's total estimated value surpasses $4,000 due to the high cost of DDR3 memory and the HP C7000 chassis. Buyers should consider the processor's power draw and the lack of support for modern firmware and management tools.
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