used 2U servers

[pckid9234]

As I am now very much into this... I was thinking about picking up an old server. There are a lot of 2U servers for around 250... are these worth it?
http://cnj.craigslist.org/sys/3130174143.html
http://cnj.craigslist.org/sys/3095008088.html
http://cnj.craigslist.org/sys/3092182860.html
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/sys/3159476111.html
any worth it?

[Mr.Scott]

Whacha gonna do with it?

[jimh425]

One of the dual quad cores would be ok, but personally, I'd save the money for your 4p.

[Spartacus]

+1 whats the use, they'll work fine for single server installation for 32 or 64 bit OS versions but, they do NOT support 64 bit virtualization.

[pckid9234]

Originally Posted by Mr.Scott

Whacha gonna do with it?

wanted to fold with it

Additional Comment:

Originally Posted by jimh425

One of the dual quad cores would be ok, but personally, I'd save the money for your 4p.

thing is theres a difference between 300$ and 900$ (guessing thats what a used one costs)

[AruisDante]

You'll get WAAAAY more PPD for your money buying GPU folding power than old low end NetBurst and Core2 Xeons.

[pckid9234]

Originally Posted by AruisDante

You'll get WAAAAY more PPD for your money buying GPU folding power than old low end NetBurst and Core2 Xeons.

im thinking about just getting a triple core AM3 or something... i have everything besides the CPU and ram

[jimh425]

Yes, there is a difference between 300 and 900, but it just depends on if you want an upgrade path to 300-500K ppd instead of 30-50 ppd with no upgrade path and 1/2 as much power. The AM3 idea for the short term add makes a lot of sense.

[pckid9234]

Originally Posted by jimh425

Yes, there is a difference between 300 and 900, but it just depends on if you want an upgrade path to 300-500K ppd instead of 30-50 ppd with no upgrade path and 1/2 as much power. The AM3 idea for the short term add makes a lot of sense.

i mean for 1k I would build myself a new system thats usable and still gets good ppd (not the 300-500k). but we will see
but hmmm i wonder if i could get this as a tax write off... i could deff try to get my fathers business to buy it and run it there 24/7...

[N64link]

Originally Posted by pckid9234

i mean for 1k I would build myself a new system thats usable and still gets good ppd (not the 300-500k). but we will see
but hmmm i wonder if i could get this as a tax write off... i could deff try to get my fathers business to buy it and run it there 24/7...

As far as I know, you can put 1 CPU in a 4p board and it runs. I think it doesn't scale right though so 1 in a 4p isn't going to work as well as in a single socket board. But you could still fold put in more CPUs and RAM later. But I've read little about it and could be wrong.

[pckid9234]

Originally Posted by N64link

As far as I know, you can put 1 CPU in a 4p board and it runs. I think it doesn't scale right though so 1 in a 4p isn't going to work as well as in a single socket board. But you could still fold put in more CPUs and RAM later. But I've read little about it and could be wrong.

if its a write off like donation thing... i would just do the whole thing... 4 procs and stuff... for a good cause tho

[DriveEuro]

All of these servers are a waste of money. More PPD can be had with a cheap 2p rig or just a few video cards.

[Sneevly]

I don't know about that whole write off thing, you'd have to ask an accountant. Physically owning your "charity" donation just doesn't sound right lol. (as legitimate as it may be)

I made a 8 core AMD set up for about 300 bucks that I almost did. I really don't know what kind of PPD that would fetch you, but if you do that or have the capacity for more video cards that's a pretty decent route to go. I'd highly advise you start with cheaper, useable computers as opposed to expensive, server only type machines.

EDIT: Generally speaking, these types of hardware. I don't know what's most cost efficient with desktop level hardware. I might be right with that FX 8120 but I don't know lol.
FX-8120
GTX 570
Cheap Motherboard

Second Edit: eBay is where it's at, btw. Being patient and picking off low bids gets addicting lol

[pckid9234]

Originally Posted by Sneevly

I don't know about that whole write off thing, you'd have to ask an accountant. Physically owning your "charity" donation just doesn't sound right lol. (as legitimate as it may be)

I made a 8 core AMD set up for about 300 bucks that I almost did. I really don't know what kind of PPD that would fetch you, but if you do that or have the capacity for more video cards that's a pretty decent route to go. I'd highly advise you start with cheaper, useable computers as opposed to expensive, server only type machines.

EDIT: Generally speaking, these types of hardware. I don't know what's most cost efficient with desktop level hardware. I might be right with that FX 8120 but I don't know lol.
FX-8120
GTX 570
Cheap Motherboard

Second Edit: eBay is where it's at, btw. Being patient and picking off low bids gets addicting lol

oh ok sweet prod just gonna maybe snag a 125watt TDP (one mobo supports good AMD)
and a 95 or below watt tdp proc... this one supports only up to 95 watt
and if between both i get 15k ppd more then im happy

[Maniac]

For folding you are better off with an X6 than an FX chip.

[pckid9234]

Originally Posted by Maniac

For folding you are better off with an X6 than an FX chip.

I figured... but i only have 2 am3 boards that dont support the new FX so i guess thats good... I really just wanna find two cheap procs and put em in

[901-Memphis]

Originally Posted by pckid9234

I figured... but i only have 2 am3 boards that dont support the new FX so i guess thats good... I really just wanna find two cheap procs and put em in

The older quads are faster anyways like the 965 BE vs the FX-4100