> (I really wanted a used e3-1290 v2 but those are still quite pricey, for an old chip) The price for used Intel chips is ridiculous. I bought a Dell R210 II a

> (I really wanted a used e3-1290 v2 but those are still quite pricey, for an old chip) The price for used Intel chips is ridiculous. I bought a Dell R210 II and was looking to upgrade from the E3-1220v1 to an E3 v2 chip, but the cheapest ones available are still selling for $90+ USD (this is a CPU released 5 years ago). The retail price of the E3-1220v2 new, in 2012, was $189. Heck, the E3-1220Lv2 was $189 retail and sells today for $150! 5 years later and it hasn't even lost half its value. Insane what stagnation in the CPU market has done to resale prices...