IIRC our R610's (96GB, 12 Cores @ 3GHz) were around $7K a piece. 256GB/32 Core/1.8GHz R910s are around $22K last I looked. This stuff really is stupid cheap in

IIRC our R610's (96GB, 12 Cores @ 3GHz) were around $7K a piece. 256GB/32 Core/1.8GHz R910s are around $22K last I looked. This stuff really is stupid cheap in comparison to renting. You'd need to talk to a Sales person to get that kind of pricing, but the general rule is to discount MSRP by at least 30% when you're working with a major vendor.