Used Xeons are cheap and plentiful on eBay and Craigslist. The power consumption and jet engine fans are something most people wouldn’t tolerate. That’s why I

Used Xeons are cheap and plentiful on eBay and Craigslist. The power consumption and jet engine fans are something most people wouldn’t tolerate. That’s why I use PIs and custom built a NAS with a supermicro mobo and an i3 (ECC compatible). The rig the author has is bordering on the ridiculous side and can never match a Xeon, or Xeon cluster.