Re: New server

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Andrew,

Not sure about most of the specs, but I would triple the RAM to 3GB.

Gregg Hill



"Andrew Hodgson" <me3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I currently have the following hardware which is not running so good
> (mainly because of the su and size of case making components too hot).
>
> I am thinking of buying new hardware, and wondered what you thought of
> the following:
>
> I have currently an AMD 2500 processor with 40 gb of disk and 512mb of
> ram. The motherboard is a cheap Asrock motherboard, and the case is a
> midi tower.
>
> I am thinking of getting a purpose built server as follows:
>
> Resilience 4000 with Intel 875P chipset, (MS6758-MB323C), 1 x AGP
> 8x/4x graphics, 5 x PCI slots. 2 x serial, 1 x parallel, 8 x USB v2.0
> ports (2 front,
> 6 rear), ATA-66/100 IDE controller, Serial-ATA/150 controller with
> RAID 0/1, integrated Intel Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 network with 1 x
> RJ-45 socket, digital
> sound on-board with 2 x headphone/audio-out (1 front, 1 rear), 2 x
> microphone sockets (1 front, 1 rear). Tower case with 2 x external
> 3.5", 3 x internal
> 3.5"drive, 4 x external 5.25" drive bays, size: 210x485x425 mm (WxDxH)
>
> Disk drive: 40 or 80 gb (not RAID - whatever I can afford depending on
> what else I buy with it)
>
> Memory: Preferably 1GB (1GB stick)
>
> Processor: I can afford either:
> Intel Celeron D 320 Processor, 2.4GHz 256K cache, 533MHz FSB
> Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT, 3.0GHz 1MB cache 800MHz FSB
>
> I am very tempted by the Intel Pentium. I can also have slightly
> higher pentiums if I wish, but I think this one sould be fine?
>
> Is there anything on this system which rings allarm bells with you? I
> did also look at Dell but were not impressed by some of the options
> (like they were expensive on ram over 512mb, I hate that Dell OS
> install CD etc).
>
> Any thoughts?
> Thanks.
> Andrew.
> --
> Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
> My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.


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