From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Aug 12 18:37:12 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from sammy.tibco.com (sammy.tibco.com [192.216.111.146]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C193E14C86 for ; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:36:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from aram@tibco.com) Received: from osgood.tibco.com (osgood.tibco.com [160.101.240.42]) by sammy.tibco.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA22681 for ; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:36:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from venus.tibco.com (venus.tibco.com [160.101.240.40]) by osgood.tibco.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA13646 for ; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:37:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tibco.com ([160.101.22.192]) by venus.tibco.com (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA5DDB; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:32:37 -0700 Message-ID: <37B376C6.29DB3DE8@tibco.com> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:37:10 -0700 From: "Aram Compeau" Organization: TIBCO X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bill Maniatty Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: References: <199908130006.UAA76798@cs.rpi.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org You can save youself some $$$ by buying Celerons and slockets (if they are PPGA Celerons). There's nothing special about a P-III-450. The Celeron's on-chip full clock cache will probably make things a bit faster/same for you even with its smaller amount (unless you plan on running one hell of an I-net server with it). With the money you save there, buy a different motherboard (Say the P2B-D), and get Ultra 2 wide SCSI. Then pick up some nice IBM LVD U2W SCSI drives (Say, the IBM 18LZX if cost is not an issue, 18ES if it is :-). You'll get a better boost from the U2W SCSI and the faster hard drives than the dual CPU under most circumstance, IMHO. Those IBM drives are very nice... Look at a Sony GDM-F400 monitor if you get the chance. The PT795 is a fine monitor, but check a Sony out, if possible. I can highly recommend the Lite-On FS020 case over an Inwin Q500. Only $143 at Cobra Computers (good mail-order company, too). Look under `Products->Cases and Power Supplies->Server Cases`. The model is FSP-020.... http://www.cobracomp.net/ Everything else looks ok, or I'm not sure about. Good luck! :-) -Aram Bill Maniatty wrote: > Hello All: > > I am getting to the point was considering trying to put together > a machine (which would have a 2 printers and a scanner) for use > under FreeBSD Stable. I would like to get some feedback on the > component selection, and its fitness for use (and do you think it > will integrate well?). On a side note I am considering waiting > for the Onstream ADR tape drives before purchasing a larger capacity > backup device. > > Motherboard: Asus P2B-DS (with ultrwide SCSI) > Processors: 2 Intel PIII 450 MHZ > Disk: 2x9.1 GB SCSI 7200 RPM (Quantum Viking or Atlas? IBM?) > SCSI Zip Drive > RAM: 256 MB 100 PCI ECC RAM > CD/ROM: Toshiba SCSI (32 or 40X) > Scanner: Hewlett Packard ScanJet 6200cxi (SCSI interface) > Printers: Epson Stylus 850 > HP Laser 2100 > Ethernet: 3Com 10/100 > Monitor: Viewsonic 19 Inch PT795 Flat monitor > Case: Inwin Q500 (Full tower + 300 watt power supply) > > Video Card: Matrox Millenium G200 (or G400 if the price is right) AGP > Sound Card: Creative Labs Soundblaster PCI 512 > Extra Parallel Port Card: who knows? > > (Accidentally omitted from bid) > Keyboard: Normal PS-2 Keyboard > Mouse: 3 Button Logitech Mouse (NOT an OEM mouse!) > Speakers: ??? Don't know > > Thanks: > > Bill Maniatty > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message