Fastest System Possible

[Jonathan Klay]

For a fast system you might try:
Use dual Xeon or AMD X2 AM2 processors with the 64 bit RHEL version.
Get a fast SATA RAID card (and mobo to support it) for PCI-X 133 or 
PCI-E 16x and put 3 or 4 WD raptor disks in a RAID5 setup on it to 
increase disk i/o (and added data protection).
Use fastest RAM available, in dual channel mode.
Get a high-quality ethernet card to offload some cpu cycles.
Use an optimizing compiler.
Don't start up X, and clean up all those other services you don't need.

> From: "Bill Watson" <bill at magicdigits.com>
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> Hi folks,
>  
> I need to gather opinions as to what is the fastest system able to be
> created that:
>  
> Runs RedHat AS4.0 (5.0 when available)
>  
> No need for graphics
>  
> Old fashioned business application written in 1970's business basic with
> about 2Gb of indexed contiguous files
>  
> About 200 users
>  
> Networked access [flame suit on] via telnet [flame suit off]
>  
> Thanks!
> Bill Watson
> bill at magicdigits.com
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