> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew P. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:38 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: OT- low to mid price dev server upgrade > > > I've have a several-year-old Micron 667mhz Millennia MAX GS > that I am currently using as my local development server at > home. Though it still <pun>serves</pun> me faithfully, it > struggles under the load of cfmx and msde. I am also > considering an install of php and mysql. I would like to > invest a bit into a good motherboard and processor > replacement and start with a clean install. > > I currently have 768MB of ram, 2 256meg and 1 128 meg sticks > of pc-133, which I would like to carry over to the new set-up > to keep the upgrade cost low. I am also open to investing in > half gig of newer ram, and scrapping the old stuff. Maybe > another half gig down the line. > > I am also open to both intel and amd solutions. My current > play/code pc is home built, oc'ed amd 2200+ w/ 1 512meg 3500 > ram, so I am comfortable with installing the components. I > think I will only need to touch the motherboard, cpu and power supply. > > I've looked at dual processor boards, but they seem a bit > pricey. I think I can get more bang for the buck for a > single, older athalon or intel chip. However, it would be > fun to set up a dual processor system for the first time. > > I will probably have to upgrade the power supply as well, as > the current one is only a 250W. So that adds $50 or so to > the upgrade, perhaps more if I go with a dual processor setup. > > What would you recommend for a good mother board and cpu > combo in the $200-350 range? It only needs a pci slot for a > lan card(even better an integrated lan port), and support for > Ultra ATA 133. Integrated video would be ever better, I can > get the whole system down to one component for motherboard, > network, and video. > > Any suggestions are welcome. Links to your preferred setup > on a vendor's website are even better. ;)
Well, for $900 you can get this already set up: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku =V133-1014 Dual PIII 1000@133, Dual 40Gig drives with IDE RAID, and so on. For $1200 they have the same box in a rack-mount case. I have a home built dually with a similair configuration (on an ABIT VP6 Mobo) that smokes. Dual PIII 1000s stand very well against all but the fastest P4s (the PIII is much faster than the P4 at the same clock, but the P4 can be clocked much higher). The VP6 does have a PCI latency issue common to the Via chipsets of the time, but it really only affects high bandwidth usage (in my case I had trouble using a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz and the RAID Array at the same time I was using a Hauppauge PVR/TV card - not enough to go around for all three). You might also check out www.2CPU.com - a ton of good information on duallies. You might get away cheaper with a Dual AMD box for example. Another option that I like is the small form factor PCs. Little shoebox-sized PCs with just about everything onbaord (audio, video, Firewire, USB, ethernet, etc). Shuttle is the king of these at the moment. Here's one: http://www.shuttleonline.com/specs2.asp?pro_id=76 They're not the fastest systems possible, but they aren't slow either. You can stack four of then in the same space as normal tower, they're much quieter and use a lot less power. I personally use two FIC Sabre systems as servers and love them... But if I bought now I'd buy the Shuttle's (even tho' I like the look of the Sabre's better) bevause FIC simply doesn't support their gear. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
