Expensive hypotechical server build $13,868

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so 16 cores. haha

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AMD Opteron 6386 SE Sixteen-Core Processor 2.8GHz X 4 = $5439.96

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Supermicro H8QG6-F-O Opteron 6100/AMD SR5690/ DDR3/ V&2GbE SWTX Server Motherboard = $779.99

Kingston 64GB (4 x 16GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1333 Server Memory DR x4 Model KVR13R9D4K4/64 x 8 =  $5335.92

Noctua NH-U12DO A3 for AMD Opteron workstations and Servers CPU Cooler x 4 = $295.96

Super Micro Computers SC850 Chassis

1. 700W+350W Triple Hot-swap, Power Supply

2. 10 x 3.5" SCA Ultra320/160 SCSI Hot-swappable Drive Bays

3. 3 x 5.25" Peripheral Drive Bays

4. 2 x 3.5" Drive Bays

5. 9x Full-height, Full-length expansion slot

6. 8 x 90mm Hot-swappable Fans

7. 2 x 120mm Rear-exhaust Fan

8. Power Switch & 5 LED Indicators

= $2016.54

(http://products.ncix.com/detail/supermicro-sc850-w-swtx-atx-chassis-9-12-6967.htm)


ALL for just $13,868.37 (monitors, keyboards, mice not included)



 
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am i missing anything?

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What would this build be good for?

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A reminder that you wasted 14 grand.

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Server-ey stuff?

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Waste of money, especially since you could get a much better server for the same amount of money.

 

Why even consider the Opteron processor...

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VPS Hosting, Shared Web Hosting, Game Servers, Virtual Desktop Server (With 50 or so raspberry pi clients :p ), or a fucking huge NAS. You could run multiple instances of Minecraft, DayZ, Quake 3, BF3, or BF4 server. These could be run in a virtualized environment (I recommend Xen Server), or each in their own Linux jail. IF you wanted to make a some cash you could rent out any of the above as services. Alternatively you could hoard all of that cpu power to yourself and find a crypto currency that is efficient to mine with raw cpu power.

Thoughts?

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http://www.xoxide.com/lian-li-pc-343b-case.html

http://www.amazon.com/Velociraptor-WD1000DHTZ-SATA-Hard-Drive/dp/B007VPGJIY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1396621825&sr=8-2&keywords=wd+velociraptors