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by asjkaehauisa 815 days ago
How much do servers cost nowadays? According to the article, the cost would be $61,500 USD per server for specifications including 2TB RAM, 100Gbps, 16x 15TB drives, and 64 core CPU (assuming "We use high core-count CPUs").

Is this accurate? Could you provide me with a tip on how to acquire a server with those specifications for $60,000 USD?
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pinkgolem 815 days ago
In that range you usually have to talk to a sales person, if you are not into that, super micro has a nice online configurator with realistic pricing

You can configure a server with 192 cores, 24x96GB Ram & 16 drives for 60k no problem

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tracker1 815 days ago
Totally doable, as a peer response mentions... You can get a lot of performance in a couple 1-2u servers these days. Literally replacing a full rack from 6-8 years ago in 8-12u.
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