#Bill of materials
Everything in the running rig, with the price paid, shipping included. Rows 1-7 are eBay.de Buy-It-Now listings as ordered on 2026-10-31. All eBay listings were checked as Buy-It-Now (fixed price) before ordering.
| # | Part | Source | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASUS Z10PA-U8 mainboard (refurbished) | eBay 156590939639 | €57.90 |
| 2 | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 (12C, 2.6/3.5 GHz, 135 W) | eBay 307175119391 | €11.90 |
| 3 | CPU cooler, LGA2011/2011-3 square ILM | eBay 187589244746 | €14.90 |
| 4 | 16 GB DDR4-2133 RDIMM 2Rx4 (SK Hynix HMA42GR7MFR4N-TF) | eBay 128107030440 | €51.19 |
| 5 | Goodram CX400 256 GB SATA SSD (used) | eBay 267821060717 | €21.30 |
| 6 | Seasonic SSP-650RT 650 W 80+ Gold (tested, 12 mo. warranty) | eBay 198741636455 | €39.99 |
| 7 | Arctic S12038-4K 120 × 38 mm fan, 600–4000 rpm PWM (refurbished) | eBay 336788107886 | €14.25 |
| Subtotal, base system (16 GB RAM, no GPUs) | €211.43 | ||
| 8 | 2× NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, each with its 2× PCIe → EPS Y-adapter | eBay 227114163949 | €250.00 (pair) |
| 9 | RAM upgrade: 3× 16 GB DDR4-2133 RDIMM 2Rx4, same listing as row 4 (64 GB total) | eBay 128107030440 | €141.19 |
| 10 | Tower case (used) | Stadtreinigung "refurbished junk" store | ~€20 (estimate) |
| 11 | GPU air duct, 3D-printed, own design (shroud/) | printed at home | filament only |
| Total | ≈ €622.62 |
- Case: bought with an old PC still inside, a while ago. Its share of the price can't be separated, so ~€20 is an estimate for a case like it.
- Not used: the Goobay EPS extension (€5.19, 336804566105), ordered for a homemade power adapter. The cards came with their own Y-adapters (hardware notes).
#Still needed (not in the budget)
- Filament for the shroud (PETG or ASA)
- 4× M4 × 45 bolts + nuts (fan → shroud flange)
- 1–2 mm foam tape (sleeve seal)
- Multimeter (to check the power adapters)
- Thermal paste (if the cooler doesn't ship with any)
- C13 power cord, USB stick (Ubuntu installer), VGA monitor or BMC/KVM access
#Caveats noted at purchase time
- SSD: SATA. The board's M.2 slot is 2242 SATA-only, so M.2 is no faster.
- PSU: comes without accessories; supply your own C13 power cord.