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Used Supermicro 2U Server Purchase Suggestion

rustikles
By rustikles
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I'm looking to replace my current frankensteined FreeNAS server with something a bit more build-to-purpose. I've found this listing on ebay, and it seems like a pretty sweet deal. To preface, I already have HDDs to populate this and projects in mind to utilize its specs. I'm mostly just interested in "does this seem to be a pretty good deal?". 

 

Price: $289.74 USD (with discount)

Case: Supermicro 2U X8DTN+ (12x 3.5" hot swap bays)

CPU: 2x Xeon L5630

RAM: 12x 4GB ECC DDR3 (doesn't list model)

PSU: x2 800W (doesn't list model)

Other: LSI MR SAS 8708EM2 raid controller

 

The CPUs are pretty dated at this point, and the hardware is used. Although, for the price I can't really complain. My original goal was a rackmount case with at least 8x 3.5" drive slots, 24+GB ECC RAM, and as much CPU horsepower as I can squeeze out. That idea had a budget of less than $700. By that criteria, this listing seems to be a gold mine, even if I need to find a different JBOD card, instead of the included RAID card.

 

Any input?

CPU: i5 4670k • Cooler: Corsair H100i • Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER • RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x 8GB • Storage: Samsung 840 250GB SSD, 2x WD Red 3TB • GPU: EVGA GTX 780 3GB • PSU: Corsair RM750W • Case: Corsair 750D • Mouse: Razer Naga 2012 (I actually use the thing for productivity/media buttons) • Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 w/ Browns - Green LED • Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27" 2560 x 1440, ASUS PB238Q 23" 1920x1080 • Lighting: 2m NZXT Sleeved Blue LED Strip • pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHfZ

 

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