• Jesus_666@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    At least the hard drives can be plausibly used. SAS controllers aren’t exactly cheap but might be worth it for a home server if a slew of used datacenter HDDs show up on the market.

    Those GPUs are going to be useless, though.

    • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
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      7 days ago

      Those GPUs are going to be useless, though.

      Nah, hackers gonna hack, there’ll be adapters (and linux drivers) right quick if there’s a surplus (admittedly might be a tad power hungry, but I’d bet that too can be fixed). Destroyed for tax purposes is the real enemy.

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      7 days ago

      Yeah, I’m gonna be keeping an eye out for a sudden drop in SAS drive prices on the off chance. Like you say, a dedicated SAS controller might just be worth it.