Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:10:35 -0500 From: Tony Wells <tony@camel.kdsi.net> To: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Server Hardware Message-ID: <3B329B0B.2CC28911@camel.kdsi.net> References: <b0001eafe560.afe560b0001e@mbox.com.au>
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I only have two real rules when building a server: (Not counting installing FreeBSD as the OS) 1) Get a lot of RAM if you can afford it. It's just the greatest stuff there is. If it takes 500 bucks extra to get the latest CPU, get a slightly slower one and spend the money on RAM. 2) SCSI drives are in my book mandatory for a server. 10,000 RPM drives are nice. Don't skimp on your drives for that sexy Intel Unobtainium. I used to worry about servers being fast. Then I had to administrate them and I decided that being reliable was a better ethic to adopt. To that end you might want to invest in a hardware RAID, either internal or external. Okay, I guess maybe that last paragraph might be a rule too. BSD Freak wrote: > > Hiya guys, > > I need some opinions - > > I am building two high performance web servers (single CPU in each > system) to run some PHP4 based web applications. > > Cost is no consideration (ie the cost difference between AMD and Intel) > > Should I go AMD 1.2Ghz or PIII 1Ghz ? > > Should use a motherboard with a VIA chipset or i810 i815 i820 (I will > most likely be using a GigaByte motherboard) > > Will I have any problems with any of the above? > > I will of course be running FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE > > Which Processor/Motherboard will give me best performance? > > Thank all..... > > --------------------------------------------- > Receive faxes 24x7, no second line necessary. > http://www.mbox.com.au/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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