Ask HN: Recommendation for desktop workstations

1 points by FourSigma ↗ HN
I am looking for something that has a high core count (> 8) and large amounts of ECC RAM (32GB+). Around the $4k-7k price range. Is it better to just build one?

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You can buy previously owned 16 core (32 threads) Xeon server with up to 64gb of ram for under $300 from garlandcomputers.com. I buy them all the time and they run perfectly. Just change out the case and add a video card.
OEMs charge insane amounts for RAM. If you buy you can save a lot by ordering a separate RAM upgrade.