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DELL POWEREDGE R420 4 BAY SERVER EMPTY METAL BAREBONES CHASSIS K6490

Dell R420

$25.0059% below typicalTypically sells ~$60.56

59% below typical · Typically sells ~$60.56

Bare unit: the price reflects an empty chassis (no CPU/RAM)

Fit 50Value 100
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🇺🇸 US · First seen 21 days ago

100% · 152

Installed Hardware

Barebones, ships without CPU, RAM, or drives.

Condition
Used

Needs ~$10.00 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 1 CPU ~$2.00 · 16 GB RAM ~$8.00.

All-in ≈ $35.00 (listing + parts). Estimate for a minimal config (1 CPU · 16 GB RAM · boot SSD) priced from typical used-market component costs, verify against this exact unit.

Upgrade Headroom

CPU2-socket platform

Platform: Dell R420 (G12)

Form factor
1U rack
CPU socket
LGA1356 × 2
RAM max
192 GB DDR3 · RDIMM, LRDIMM
DIMM slots
12 (RDIMM, LRDIMM)
Noise tier
4/5, Loud (55–65 dB)
Idle power
70W · ~$74/yr · ~$221/3yr to run (idle @ )
Fan control
poor
PCIe
Gen 3 · 2 slots · 40 lanes
AVX-512
No
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
iDRAC 7
Max PSU
550W
Released
2012

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
50
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$60.5620

Fit = suits your use case · Value = fit per dollar · Deal = price vs typical market.

Outlook · Vintage, Cheap but aging. Verify firmware, OS support, and running cost before buying.

Price context

At $25.00, this listing is 59% below the typical sold price (~$60.56), and 84% below the typical asking price (~$157.50 across 2 live R420 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).