jlficken Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I grabbed one in 2019 for $50 but I'm striking out currently. I figured out that a ConnectX-2 card was the cause of my unRAID server crashing when Windows 10 VM's were rebooted/shut down for some unknown reason so I'd like to find a spare ConnectX-3 card. I'm in the US and would rather not buy from China. Quote Link to comment
Ford Prefect Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 8 hours ago, jlficken said: I'm in the US and would rather not buy from China. I'm not located in the US, but China is exactly the source from where I found mine (and everyone else, I think). Even if you find a seller, that is shipping from the US, this is most likely where that seller got the stock from. Otherwise, look for a dealer, selling reused/refurbished server parts but then go for an Intel chipset and brands like Dell, HP, ... Quote Link to comment
uldise Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 i'm interested in this too, but from Europe Quote Link to comment
jlficken Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 I actually just stumbled across one with OEM transceivers for $80 shipped so I grabbed it. They only had one though band it has a short bracket but I can buy a tall bracket sometime. Quote Link to comment
Ford Prefect Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 12 hours ago, uldise said: i'm interested in this too, but from Europe ...check what is floating in "the bay"...as an example, this is a set from a reputable Seller from DE: Link I bought the same from Hongkong for about half the price about 12 Weeks ago, though. Quote Link to comment
uldise Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Ford Prefect said: this is a set from a reputable Seller from DE: Link Thanks for that. i need a dual port one, and found one on serverschmiede.com Quote Link to comment
SimonF Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I have just bought a Dual 40Gb card from https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/secondsystems_de great service. New - IBM Mellanox Connect X-3 Pci-E Adapter Server - 00D9552 < £60 inc Shipping. Quote Link to comment
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