Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:16:15 -0400 From: "Jean-Paul Natola" <jnatola@familycareintl.org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: server hardware Message-ID: <3A85D7EF44E1C744BF6434691F5659E980CA69@www.fcimail.org>
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>From what I'm seeing , as far as pricing, a decent case is running =
about
150, cpu/mobo combo 250, add memory (150) , a pair of sata drives =
(120),
and pci raid (40) , and I'm approaching 700 dollars. It *seems* =
(correct
me if I'm wrong, or maybe I'm looking in the wrong places) these =
tigerdirect
specials for 600+ dollars would be the most effective/
=20
________________________________
From: Derek Ragona [mailto:derek@computinginnovations.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:44 AM
To: Jean-Paul Natola; Richard Collyer; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: RE: server hardware
=20
Data centers charge for space in rack units per month. So a 2 unit case =
is
more rental than a one unit model.
If you want to build it yourself, which will be most cost effective, and =
rack
space rental cost is not an issue, I would suggest getting a 3 unit =
case. A
three unit case will take any motherboard and CPU. Smaller 1 unit and 2 =
unit
cases are constricted by their size and heat dissipation and usually are
limited to only certain motherboard and CPU combinations. Also =
depending on
what type of hard drive system you want (RAID, or just a drive or two) =
the
larger cases are more flexible.
-Derek
At 08:25 AM 4/18/2006, Jean-Paul Natola wrote:
The box that currently runs is an old dimension, 400 mhz mirrored IDE =
256
ram, so anything / everything out there on the market will be =
improvement,
as far as putting it together I can most certainly do it, if it will be
cost-effective, plus I love the thought of it.
I'm not following you entirely on the " pay more for rental but less for =
the
box" , can you elaborate a bit on that?
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Collyer [mailto:richard@firebadger.net]=20
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 4:57 PM
To: Jean-Paul Natola; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: server hardware
Jean-Paul Natola wrote:
> Hi all,
>=20
> I'm looking to move my bsd box to a 1u rack (running out of room under =
the
> desk)=20
>=20
> The least expensive one I came across at dell is 900, can someone =
suggest ,
a
> more cost effective alternative?
Cost. Specs needed parts you can put in yourself. Need more info.
Why not go 2U and pay more for rental but less for the box and=20
equipment. You can always check on ebay for 1u cases on the cheap.
Cheers
Richard
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