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.
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.
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.
@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.
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
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?
@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.
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
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.
@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.
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)
@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
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.
Comments
@crunchbits do you offer colocation?
https://webhorizon.net
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.
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?
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.
We don't, but I know @IonSwitch is close by and they do. No shipping involved there.
Yeah, I think those drives came with a pile of parts that were purchased from MicroCenter as some "freebie" years ago.
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Timetec 16GB DDR4 2666
Claim: 2
I'll claim the
Inland 480GB QTY: 1
And if you have some more disks, I hope you post them soon
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.
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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.
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
Anytime! hit me up
) letsa do this
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:
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Cool give away
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.
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
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
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.
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Gskill 16GB DDR4
quantity: 2
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!
Gskill 16GB DDR4 3000 QTY: 2
OR
Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200 QTY: 4
Create Mobile APP For iPhone And Android Without Coding https://U3.Net
WD Red 3TB 3.5”
Quantity: 1
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.
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.
Nope, but we are holding off on onboarding new hosts until the process is 100% automated.
Here's what our roadmap looks like:
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!
Also, for those looking to claim the Gskill 16GB ones, I remember someone already claiming them a couple pages back
Edit: found it!
ITEM: Teamgroup 8GB DDR4 3200
QUANTITY: 2
Please and thank you again
Oh, so a few got missed out by @crunchbits, huh... oops!
Your contracts have been voided.
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Indeed my claim got missed out.
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.
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