Inside an HP AlphaServer ES47

In November 2003, this configuration of HP AlphaServer ES47 would have cost at least $133,000 (see the price sheet below). We'll take a look at the system inside and out, and we'll listen to the loudest system fans I've ever heard on a computer. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalesOfWeird/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/TalesOfWeirdStuff/ 00:00 Intro 01:27 100 pounds of computer 07:07 CPU board revealed 11:30 CPU upgrade gone wrong 13:50 AGP?!? 18:42 Your biggest fan 22:09 NUMA and 64 AGP slots 25:57 Countdown to leaf blower 29:34 Booting to Linux 33:10 CPU info, kernel build, 720 watts 36:24 CPU package, bare board, smashed heatsink 43:17 Sweet relief of quiet 44:25 Closing words North Carolina - Government Compaq Branded Alpha Price List Effective 11/22/03: https://ftp.zx.net.nz/pub/archive/ftp.compaq.com/pub/US/state/ncgovalphalist.pdf Matt's web page with additional information about this specific machine: https://mattst88.com/computers/es47/