I bought 2 new retail boxed WOF 7402's in 2020 for $734.54 USD each. 96 threads and 256 MiB L3 total, decent single- and multi-core performance. So I can't currently justify upgrading to (used) 7742/7702/7H12, much less any form of Milan or later chips. I also looked into upgrading to 1, 2, or 4 TiB of RAM, but the costs still remain absurd.
I guess I'll take my type-1 virtualized, 2 Romes, 0.5 TiB DDR4-3200 RDRAM, 32 TiB NVMe SSDs, and ~150 TiB net RAID10 of Ultrastar HDD until the wheels fall off, because it's more than I'll need for almost any purpose. Whenever I need more temporarily, I rent it rather than sink personal $ into excess metal.
PS: During the pandemicfest, I shoehorned the H11DSi-NT into a Core V71 TGE with a bit of Dremeling and tapping holes. The case is rammed with enormous Noctua fans, an AX1600i PSU, and USB distribution for a TRNG and an HSM.
I guess I'll take my type-1 virtualized, 2 Romes, 0.5 TiB DDR4-3200 RDRAM, 32 TiB NVMe SSDs, and ~150 TiB net RAID10 of Ultrastar HDD until the wheels fall off, because it's more than I'll need for almost any purpose. Whenever I need more temporarily, I rent it rather than sink personal $ into excess metal.
PS: During the pandemicfest, I shoehorned the H11DSi-NT into a Core V71 TGE with a bit of Dremeling and tapping holes. The case is rammed with enormous Noctua fans, an AX1600i PSU, and USB distribution for a TRNG and an HSM.