The dual AMD Opteron 6234 platform provides an interesting value proposition to the market with a low cost 24-core solution that can be purchased with motherboard, chassis and memory for less than a single top of the line Xeon E5-2600 series processor
Bottom line, the Supermicro X9DRH-7TF is a package that includes top of the line components at what amounts to a 53% discount over buying them separately. If this fits into your overall IT architecture it makes an extremely strong case as a high-performance and high-value platform.
The TP-LINK TL-SG1008D is an inexpensive unmanaged 8-port gigabit Ethernet switch. It clearly focuses on lowering costs which is OK. For $28 it certainly achieves those goals.
A quick view of where STH is as of July 2013. We touch upon some of the behind-the-scenes items with the site now that it is a little over four years old