{
  "id": 8138290,
  "title": "Lucky eBayer snags 128-core Intel server for $700 — HP server has 1TB RAM and 16 Xeon CPUs worth more than $4,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lucky-ebayer-snags-128-core-intel-server-for-700-hp-server-has-1tb",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/title-1-lucky-ebayer-snags-usdxxx-server-for-usd700-hp-server-has-1tb-ram-and-16-xeon-cpus-worth-more-than-usd4-000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A UK seller on eBay, trading as NomadUK, is offering a fully populated HP C7000 blade enclosure for £500 per blade, which translates to approximately $700 at current exchange rates. The bundle includes sixteen BL460c G8 servers, each equipped with a single Intel Xeon E5-2660 processor boasting 8 cores, 12 threads, and a 2.20 GHz base clock. The total processor count across the chassis is 128 physical cores and 256 logical threads, supported by 1024GB of DDR3 memory spread across 32 modules of 32GB each. The hardware components include the Intel C600 series chipset paired with an HP Smart Array P220i controller, which supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The server's network connectivity is facilitated through an integrated FlexibleLOM slot, usually populated with a 10Gb dual-port adapter. The HP C7000 chassis is rated at 10U and is designed to house up to 16 half-height blades vertically, alongside up to 8 interconnect bays and 6 hot-plug power supplies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}