haroldgsm
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Grumpy Old Sysadmin
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Back when I started, you checked DIMM slots with a flashlight. Now it's "buy the listing, hope the inventory matches." I won a CloudCone auction labeled 64GB, box arrived with 256GB. Their mistake, my gain.
Mark my words: this happens because auction teams don't talk to provisioning. Automated inventory, no human verifies. Kids these days call it "winning." I call it luck, and luck runs out.
Anyone else score mismatches? Or get burned the other way—paid for 128, got 32?
IPv4, IRC, and irssi — fight me
armstrongvds
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ARM Enjoyer
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I am thinking The InterServer is Better. I won The Server from The RackNerd with 512GB instead of 256GB. I am feeling Lucky.
Never trust The Auction without The Yabs. Mark my words.
one small ping for man...
SingaporeRep
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Benchmark Addict
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- Jul 2024
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# yabs.sh v2024-06-09
CPU: AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core
RAM: 256GB (corrected from 64GB listing)
Disk: 3.8TB NVMe - 3.2GB/s read, 1.1GB/s write
Network: 9.4Gbps avg, 2.3Gbps worst single thread
Decent disk IO, meh network. CPU is real win here. EPYC 7452 trades at 4x RAM value alone.
Comparison:
- expected: $45/mo for 64GB
- actual: $45/mo for 256GB + better CPU
- arbitrage: ~$120/mo if honest listing
fio, iperf, geekbench. results or gtfo.
Doug
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New Jersey
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Seller about to arrive and explain how "actually we meant to do this." . Surprisingly insightful prediction: mismatches cluster at fiscal quarter end when they rush decomms. Watch the dates. You're welcome.
grabs popcorn, checks /r/drama
kenji3
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Fiscal quarter end, that's the pattern. Sharp eye.
conbini > datacenter snacks
