In article <9b2d9502-ec36-45c2-999c-6688fa88c687n@googlegroups.com>,
Marcel Hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> wrote:
>On Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 5:54:11 PM UTC+2, none albert wrote:
>> In article <88f7087a-3875-463e...@googlegroups.com>,
>> Marcel Hendrix <m...@iae.nl> wrote:
>
>> >I bought a refurbished HP Z840 from Creoserver in Zwolle. A real tank.
>> >You won't get 256 GByte ECC for that price, but their stuff is fully
>> >tested and they deliver it personally at your door.
>> I have an offer here from Maas. 256 Gbyte 2 * Xeon 13 core.
>> potent graphics card. Euro 1600. Should I do it?
>
>That's a Z640, not a Z840. A 13 core Xeon? Either 12 or 14.
>They look like low clockspeed, maybe the RAM won't work with the
>faster ones, or the PSU is too small for the maximum layout.
>The vendor looks sound enough.
>
>IIRC, the 640 has a lower power PSU that is difficult to replace.
>The heatsinks on the CPU's are lower quality than those on the
>840. Check out Youtube, it has sterling advice from real experts.
>
>It's just my opinion, that rock probably does all you want it to do.

It has arrived. The cooling looks terrific, and it is a Z840.
It has about as many fans as the 64 transputer 17' inch rack.

>
>-marcel
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