[K12OSN] Opteron Server Build < 2500.00

[John Baillie]

Burke Almquist wrote:

Yeah, you definitely pay for that 1U design.

        I've also been doing some more shopping, and at Monarch
        Computers
        (www.monarchcomputer.com) I speced out a "Deluxe Tower Server"
        with the
        same specs as a Penguin computing 1U server I was looking at (GB
        x2, 4GB
        RAM, Opteron 248x2, 120GB SATA HDD(/home is elsewhere)) for
        $2250,
        almost $1200 less than Penguin wanted...
        
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Here's what we finally decided on:
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?
ID=1537892&WishListTitle=TYANK12SERVER

The total less HDs = $2,363.43
The 3ware SATA controller is a little pricey but it is true hardware
raid and has good linux driver support.

We have a K12 server that has been running a 3ware ATA raid controller
for three years without a hitch so the sata ought to be even better. The
old ata controller has 4 40 GB drives in a raid 0 and has been
performing quite well serving 25 terminals and /home to the school via
NFS and samba.

John