Crunchbits' Ultra Mega Giveaways And Goods: Servers, CPUs, Motherboards, RAM, Disks, Etc

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  • AbdullahAbdullah ProviderOG
    edited January 2023

    @fluttershy said:

    @Abdullah said:

    @dosai said:
    @Abdullah @stromonic will be any issues with Indian customs?

    I'm thinking of colocating it within the US

    New POP soon?

    for personal use.
    might add to natvps.net in future

  • i like eggs.

  • Ah, I'm noticing about this quite late.

    Oh well, still some nice hardware going around :)
    Since there are 3 claims for the 2 left Supermicro servers, I'll let that one go :P

    I'd like to claim 2x Seagate Barracuda Compute (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5” :)

  • edited January 2023

    Claim:
    AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
    Quantity: 1

    I know this is a new account without many activities. Because I thought LES and LET is the same thing with different front-end before, I didn't register for LES. Want to build a new development PC to replace my i5 6 gen Intel NUC, it's too weak to run my code. As a high school student with no income, I need it <3. I may claim some RAM or SSD in the next 24hrs to save my empty wallet.

  • @Abdullah said:
    Item: Supermicro 1U server
    Qty: 1

    Thankyou :)

    @mmo25821 said:
    Xeon E5-2620 V2 QTY: 4

    @user123 said:
    Thanks for doing this!

    I would love to get two sticks of the Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666 RAM. I was also interested in two SSDs (Crucial BX500 1TB and/or Adata SU635 960GB), but know they were already claimed; if they fall through, I would still be interested.

    Hopefully shipping costs won't be crazy! xD

    @stromonic said:
    CLAIM:
    Supermicro 1U Chassis X10DRU-i+
    2x E5-2680 V3
    4x 8GB DDR4
    2x 1GB + 2x X540-AT2 NIC (believed to be based on label)
    2x 3.5" Caddies

    Thanks for the giveaway! 👍

    @JeDaYoshi said:
    Ah, I'm noticing about this quite late.

    Oh well, still some nice hardware going around :)
    Since there are 3 claims for the 2 left Supermicro servers, I'll let that one go :P

    I'd like to claim 2x Seagate Barracuda Compute (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5” :)

    CONFIRMED

    Supermicro 1U server X10DRU-i+
    Xeon E5-2620 V2 QTY: 4
    Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666 RAM 6 4
    Seagate Barracuda Compute (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5” 4 2

    @shallow said:
    i like eggs.

    My chickens are at max production, but cannot ship.

    @selalumenang said:
    wait what?
    even the providers are allowed to claim the giveaways?

    I contemplated disallowing this. Overall, I don't have a problem with it if they are active here. Realistically, I don't think the cost will be worth it to ship a server like this to a foreign country in most cases. Even domestic, will probably cost ~$45-60 USD.

    @Teko said:
    Claim:
    AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
    Quantity: 1

    I know this is a new account without many activities. Because I thought LES and LET is the same thing with different front-end before, I didn't register for LES. Want to build a new development PC to replace my i5 6 gen Intel NUC, it's too weak to run my code. As a high school student with no income, I need it <3. I may claim some RAM or SSD in the next 24hrs to save my empty wallet.

    That is a nice story, but sorry. Your first and only post can't be in this thread asking for something. I will thank @Not_Oles for taking the time to educate me on the differences/background between the sites as at first I couldn't tell exactly what it was until I had the missing background info filled in. Feel free to claim again after some activity here.

    @Cloudie said:
    if there's any left, i dunno..

    Claim: Supermicro 1U Chassis X10DRU-i+

    All gone, and I don't really like you @Cloudie
    How about a newer 4x LFF or 10x SFF bay dual Xeon E5 rig with better specs? One time offer pending just for you ;)

  • imokimok OG Not Administrator

    No more SSDs available, right?

  • @imok said:
    No more SSDs available, right?

    There were some available the first time you posted ;)

    Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    Last SSD in this batch. I think I left a bitcoin wallet on it too.

  • @crunchbits said:
    That is a nice story, but sorry.

    It's okay!

  • please include boob mousepad next time so i can join in

    Fuck this 24/7 internet spew of trivia and celebrity bullshit.

  • JabJab TOP Member 2027

    @crunchbits said: Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    Out of curiosity - what the fuck is Inland and even more important: Why you bought it in first place?!

    Haven't bought a single service in VirMach Great Ryzen 2022 - 2023 Flash Sale.

  • AbdullahAbdullah ProviderOG

    @crunchbits do you offer colocation?

  • edited January 2023

    @Jab said:

    @crunchbits said: Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    Out of curiosity - what the fuck is Inland and even more important: Why you bought it in first place?!

    Inland is a in-house Micro Center brand (A US retail chain specializing in electronics and computer hardware).

    https://www.tweaktown.com/articles/8676/inland-professional-sata-iii-ssd-75-480gb-madness/index.html

    The tl;dr is the SSD has mediocre speeds due to lower quality NAND flash, no DRAM cache, and a generic, non-tuned firmware with a middle of the road controller. Still faster than a 2.5" mechanical drive in most circumstances but definitely not by a wide margin.

    They are OK for mass data storage where performance is less of a priority over capacity with an ideal $/GB.

    Cheap dedis are my drug, and I'm too far gone to turn back.

  • crunchbitscrunchbits Provider
    edited January 2023

    @Encoders said:
    please include boob mousepad next time so i can join in

    Oh, I forgot there is a brand new unopened mouse pad under that pile. I can print out picture of bob or vagene for you?

    @Jab said:

    @crunchbits said: Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    Out of curiosity - what the fuck is Inland and even more important: Why you bought it in first place?!

    A lot of this stuff we didn't buy. It comes as extras, randomly acquired, or sometimes you buy a pallet of servers from your favorite vendor and their new guy forgets and leaves their test cpus in every server. You ask them if they want them back and they don't care.

    @Abdullah said:
    @crunchbits do you offer colocation?

    We don't, but I know @IonSwitch is close by and they do. No shipping involved there.

    @CamoYoshi said:

    @Jab said:

    @crunchbits said: Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    Out of curiosity - what the fuck is Inland and even more important: Why you bought it in first place?!

    Inland is a in-house Micro Center brand (A US retail chain specializing in electronics and computer hardware).

    https://www.tweaktown.com/articles/8676/inland-professional-sata-iii-ssd-75-480gb-madness/index.html

    The tl;dr is the SSD has mediocre speeds due to lower quality NAND flash, no DRAM cache, and a generic, non-tuned firmware with a middle of the road controller. Still faster than a 2.5" mechanical drive in most circumstances but definitely not by a wide margin.

    They are OK for mass data storage where performance is less of a priority over capacity with an ideal $/GB.

    Yeah, I think those drives came with a pile of parts that were purchased from MicroCenter as some "freebie" years ago.

  • lentrolentro Provider

    Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666
    Claim: 2

  • imokimok OG Not Administrator

    I'll claim the

    Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    And if you have some more disks, I hope you post them soon :D

  • @lentro said:
    Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666
    Claim: 2

    @imok said:
    I'll claim the

    Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    And if you have some more disks, I hope you post them soon :D

    CONFIRMED
    Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666 RAM 4 2
    Chad Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    @lentro you going to let me bring some GPUs to TensorDock? ;)

    @imok I think we might have more, there is still a LOT to organize and sort. It's going to take many weeks.

  • Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666 QTY: 2

    The time stamp on other claim is no longer visible but pretty sure it's been over 24 hours... =)

  • @crunchbits if no one gonna take those 8g ram, could I take ‘em four in a row? Since, you know, x399 got quad channels. Of course it’s better if they’re the model, otherwise, maybe not compatible.

  • lentrolentro Provider

    @crunchbits said: some GPUs

    Yes! Come join the marketplace:
    https://tensordock.com/host

    Right now we're still working on software development, but by the end of February host onboarding should be automated.... list all the excess stock you have and generate revenue on your otherwise unutilized servers :)

  • @crunchbits said: How about a newer 4x LFF or 10x SFF bay dual Xeon E5 rig with better specs? One time offer pending just for you

    Anytime! hit me up :)) letsa do this

  • @lentro said:

    @crunchbits said: some GPUs

    Yes! Come join the marketplace:
    https://tensordock.com/host

    Right now we're still working on software development, but by the end of February host onboarding should be automated.... list all the excess stock you have and generate revenue on your otherwise unutilized servers :)

    Alright, I'll fill out on there but have a few questions. You may (or may not) want to answer this stuff publicly, so I'd be fine if you wanted to DM it but others might have the same questions:

    • Are the 'guaranteed' floor pricing numbers accurate?
    • What makes you better/different from someone like vast.ai?
    • Are there any particular models of GPUs you really have a need for at the moment? Quantity limits?
    • Anything else about TensorDock that would be good for a potential host to know?
  • Cool give away :)

  • @crunchbits said: Hate to see you miss out if you wanted something. Maybe bitcoinpostage.info and ship to forwarder and/or PO box or some public location? I don't need to actually know who/where it is going to, just whatever minimal is needed to get it there.

    Really appreciate what you are doing, sadly it was simply not worth it for me - costs of re-sending and a whole bunch of other stuff just to keep sensible opsec would be bigger than getting any of these parts locally.
    If I were in the US(or anywhere close US) it would've been a nobrainer.

    Thanks anyways and I hope people that got stuff from you will be happy.
    I hope more providers will start doing what you are doing, many people run homelabs on tight budgets and even some old servers are worth it.

  • @Jab said:

    @crunchbits said: Inland 480GB QTY: 1

    Out of curiosity - what the fuck is Inland and even more important: Why you bought it in first place?!

    If it was Offland, it would be in water and you wouldn't want to have a drive sitting in water, would you?

  • CLAIM:
    ITEM: Seagate Barracuda Compute (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5”
    QUANTITY: 2

  • Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200
    Quantity: 2

  • @Decicus said:
    CLAIM: Seagate Barracuda Compute (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5” - QTY: 2

    Some neat stuff on the list (some I was unfortunately too late for, I blame timezones). Thanks!

    Looks like this claim for HDD was missed @crunchbits In that case, I will change my claim request to,
    ITEM: Seagate “desktop” (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5”
    QUANTITY: 2

  • @abtdw said:

    @Decicus said:
    CLAIM: Seagate Barracuda Compute (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5” - QTY: 2

    Some neat stuff on the list (some I was unfortunately too late for, I blame timezones). Thanks!

    Looks like this claim for HDD was missed @crunchbits In that case, I will change my claim request to,
    ITEM: Seagate “desktop” (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5”
    QUANTITY: 2

    Indeed I think it was, I had some issues with trying to multiple-quote over multiple pages so i think that is how I missed it.

    @Decicus CLAIM: Seagate Barracuda Compute (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5” - QTY: 2 CONFIRMED

    @JDMcPea said:

    Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666 QTY: 2

    The time stamp on other claim is no longer visible but pretty sure it's been over 24 hours... =)

    @TanXS said:
    Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200
    Quantity: 2

    @abtdw said:
    Looks like this claim for HDD was missed @crunchbits In that case, I will change my claim request to,
    ITEM: Seagate “desktop” (st2000dm008) 2TB 3.5”
    QUANTITY: 2

    CONFIRMED

    @abtdw those disks all came from the same NIB systems, but just those 2 had different labels (but identical part numbers). Likely identical if I had to guess.

  • Gskill 16GB DDR4
    quantity: 2

  • edited January 2023

    Let's make this easier for everyone to keep track..


    GIVEAWAY STASH #1

    CPUs
    * Xeon E5-2620 V3 QTY: 10
    * AMD Ryzen 3 3200G QTY: 1
    * AMD EPYC 7251 QTY: 2 (We believe these to be vendor locked, likely to Dell--but not by us and unsure)

    RAM
    * Crucial 4GB DDR4 2133 QTY: 9
    * Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200 QTY: 6 (2 per claim limit) (- 2 = 4 left)
    * Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000 QTY: 2 (to be claimed?)
    * Viper 4GB DDR4 2666 QTY: 2 (set, together)

    SSDs
    - All gone!

    HDDs
    * WD Red 3TB 3.5” QTY: 1

    Motherboards (some w/CPU)
    - All gone!

    Miscellaneous
    * Quadro RTX NVLink Bridge 2-slot QTY: 2 (1 per claim limit)
    * EVGA Powerlink QTY: ~20 (4 per claim limit)
    * Kingwin FPX-008 4ch aluminum fan controller 5.25" QTY: 1
    * Dr. Harvey's Chicken Hearts N/A

    Servers
    - All gone!

  • edited January 2023

    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000 QTY: 2
    OR
    Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200 QTY: 4

    Where Tech Minds Converge! https://betanet.net/

  • WD Red 3TB 3.5”
    Quantity: 1

  • lentrolentro Provider

    @crunchbits said: Are the 'guaranteed' floor pricing numbers accurate?

    When we started off, we guaranteed the payout numbers listed on there regardless of actual demand to bootstrap our marketplace. We're still paying these guaranteed amounts until host onboarding is 100% automated (late next month).

    For January, it seems that our marketplace will be gross profitable for the first time — i.e. we'll make more in net volume than we'll pay out to hosts. So the numbers listed will roughly be what hosts make, even after we stop guaranteeing payout minimums.

    What makes you better/different

    We're hoping to make our marketplace more efficient + target a broader audience.

    We operate on the hypervisor level to provision VMs. Our vision is to create a truly democratized cloud provider with CPU-only VMs, CDNs, and cloud storage services. Eventually, we hope this will generate multiple potential income streams for hosts, allowing them to reduce unit pricing on individual services.

    Are there any particular models of GPUs you really have a need for at the moment? Quantity limits?

    Nope, but we are holding off on onboarding new hosts until the process is 100% automated.

    Here's what our roadmap looks like:

    • Fully-automated Windows (right now, requires 1 manual step per installation) -- early February
    • Storage-only billing -- early February
    • Hosting automation: automatic penalties for downtime, payouts, etc -- mid/late February

    Only then will we truly focus on growing the marketplace. Right now, it's a niche product, but as we automate processes and add Windows, we'll be able to target the cloud gaming and rendering customers that vast.ai can't target.

    Maybe we can connect mid/late next month once our software is more complete? We are growing rapidly as is, so we need to slow down to patch bugs and automate more before we focus on scale :)

  • Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200 QTY: 2

    Back for round two, and thanks again for the giveaway!

  • edited January 2023

    Also, for those looking to claim the Gskill 16GB ones, I remember someone already claiming them a couple pages back

    Edit: found it!

    @gemini86 said:
    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000
    QTY: 2

    Thank you for the giveaway!

  • ITEM: Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200
    QUANTITY: 2

    Please and thank you again :)

  • edited January 2023

    @drunekndog said:
    Also, for those looking to claim the Gskill 16GB ones, I remember someone already claiming them a couple pages back

    Edit: found it!

    @gemini86 said:
    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000
    QTY: 2

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    Oh, so a few got missed out by @crunchbits, huh... oops!

  • @JeDaYoshi said:

    @drunekndog said:
    Also, for those looking to claim the Gskill 16GB ones, I remember someone already claiming them a couple pages back

    Edit: found it!

    @gemini86 said:
    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000
    QTY: 2

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    Oh, so a few got missed out by @crunchbits, huh... oops!

    Your contracts have been voided.

  • @drunekndog said:
    Also, for those looking to claim the Gskill 16GB ones, I remember someone already claiming them a couple pages back

    Edit: found it!

    Indeed my claim got missed out.

    @gemini86 said:
    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000
    QTY: 2

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    By the way, my claim has yet to be confirmed. Is it still valid? It's okay if it's not.

  • @gemini86 said:

    @drunekndog said:
    Also, for those looking to claim the Gskill 16GB ones, I remember someone already claiming them a couple pages back

    Edit: found it!

    Indeed my claim got missed out.

    @gemini86 said:
    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000
    QTY: 2

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    By the way, my claim has yet to be confirmed. Is it still valid? It's okay if it's not.

    It is, I have to check again. Looks like all the replies I added got deleted when I went to next page to add more. Unless there is some other reason I would DQ it--any of those first claims are priority.

  • @JeDaYoshi said:

    @drunekndog said:
    Also, for those looking to claim the Gskill 16GB ones, I remember someone already claiming them a couple pages back

    Edit: found it!

    @gemini86 said:
    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000
    QTY: 2

    Thank you for the giveaway!

    Oh, so a few got missed out by @crunchbits, huh... oops!

    I thought it was disqualified since no confirmation from crunchbit

  • @Cloudie said:

    @crunchbits said: How about a newer 4x LFF or 10x SFF bay dual Xeon E5 rig with better specs? One time offer pending just for you

    Claim: Supermicro AS-F1114S-RNTR FatTwin w/AMD EPYC 7763, 4x 1.92TB Gen4 Samsung NVMe, and 512GB DDR4 in each node

    CONFIRMED

    I have no idea how nobody else noticed that item before you :o

  • @crunchbits said:

    @Cloudie said:

    @crunchbits said: How about a newer 4x LFF or 10x SFF bay dual Xeon E5 rig with better specs? One time offer pending just for you

    Claim: Supermicro AS-F1114S-RNTR FatTwin w/AMD EPYC 7763, 4x 1.92TB Gen4 Samsung NVMe, and 512GB DDR4 in each node

    CONFIRMED

    I have no idea how nobody else noticed that item before you :o

    you make me look twice =)

    Where Tech Minds Converge! https://betanet.net/

  • @toumi111 said:

    @crunchbits said:

    @Cloudie said:

    @crunchbits said: How about a newer 4x LFF or 10x SFF bay dual Xeon E5 rig with better specs? One time offer pending just for you

    Claim: Supermicro AS-F1114S-RNTR FatTwin w/AMD EPYC 7763, 4x 1.92TB Gen4 Samsung NVMe, and 512GB DDR4 in each node

    CONFIRMED

    I have no idea how nobody else noticed that item before you :o

    you make me look twice =)

    I was trying to find that item in the stash as well.

    DM us for private tracker invite.

  • @crunchbits said:

    @Cloudie said:

    @crunchbits said: How about a newer 4x LFF or 10x SFF bay dual Xeon E5 rig with better specs? One time offer pending just for you

    Claim: Supermicro AS-F1114S-RNTR FatTwin w/AMD EPYC 7763, 4x 1.92TB Gen4 Samsung NVMe, and 512GB DDR4 in each node

    CONFIRMED

    I have no idea how nobody else noticed that item before you :o

    just in case it is not a joke and theirs more I claim 1

  • edited January 2023

    I'm pretty sure it's been >24 hours since my claim, so I'll request the (last?) two sticks of the Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666 RAM, unless my math is off, which is definitely possible. lol

    @crunchbits said:
    I have no idea how nobody else noticed that item before you :o

    lol

    Edit: if you're getting rid of any more of those 2TB nVME drives that don't meet your needs, I'd love to upgrade from my current 240GB drive. (Worth a shot :P).

  • @crunchbits said: Claim: Supermicro AS-F1114S-RNTR FatTwin w/AMD EPYC 7763, 4x 1.92TB Gen4 Samsung NVMe, and 512GB DDR4 in each node

    GET-IN-MAH-BELLY!!!! :)

    That's coz i'm pro i swear!

  • @Cloudie said:

    @crunchbits said: Claim: Supermicro AS-F1114S-RNTR FatTwin w/AMD EPYC 7763, 4x 1.92TB Gen4 Samsung NVMe, and 512GB DDR4 in each node

    GET-IN-MAH-BELLY!!!! :)

    That's coz i'm pro i swear!

    I regret that I can give you but one upvote for the Austin Powers reference.

  • Claim :
    Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000 QTY: 2
    Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200 QTY: 4
    Xeon E5-2620 V3 : 2

    I hope can get it.

    Thank you

    ▓▓ Pedjoeang Digital Networks | Singapore & Indonesia Dedicated Server , VPS & Colocation

  • edited January 2023

    If a Supermicro 1U Chassis X10DRU-i+ with anything is still available I would love one.

    I was sent here by the Route48 crazy people

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