[geeks] FS: Pair of Opteron 248s

[Lionel Peterson]

On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:56 PM, "Joshua D. Boyd" <jdboyd at jdboyd.net> wrote:

> Bill Bradford wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 04:40:26PM -0400, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>>> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=K8N-DRE-SATA-PB&cpc=SCH
>>> They have the same MB with a PCI Express 16x and PCI slot for $1
>>> more ($9.99):
>>> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=K8N-DRE-2GBL-PB&cat=MBB
>> I can't figure out what the difference between the K8N-DRE/SATA and
>> the K8N-DRE/2GBL is - the specs are *identical*.
>
> I believe the difference is a minor revision to the PCB.  The cheap  
> one is 1.03, while the more expensive one is 1.05G.
>
> This would be a great deal, but I'm not sure I want to hunt down  
> appropriate 1U heatsinks.

The $9.99 board (2GBL) has a PCI Express 16x slot, the other has a PCI  
Express 1x slot (as I noted in my earlier note)...

Lionel