For co-lo hosting, it was a difference of at least $100/month. I was able
to justify spending $1500 to go from paying a 1/3 cage at $500/month down to
a 1U at $200/month. A 2U would have cost me $300/month. Obviously, my ROI
is much better with the 1U system. Besides, that GigaByte server allowed me
to use my memory and hard drives. All I did extra was purchase 2 1Ghz CPUs
which were real cheap.
So, yes, it does matter to go from 2U down to a 1U. At least, it was for
me.
HoundDawg
http://www.phpGamingSite.com
http://www.unitedadmins.com
http://www.unitedadmins.com/hlbp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddha-Pest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:28 AM
Subject: Re: motherboard for 1U case
>
> may i ask, why are you interested in a 1U? the difference between a 1U
and
> 2U is huge in terms of cost of the machine. will you really be saving a
lot
> from freeing 1 extra rack space?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "EnragedTech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:20 AM
> Subject: OT: motherboard for 1U case
>
>
> I need to move a game server into a 1U case. Any advise on a new
> motherboard
> would be great.
>
> Needs:
>
> Dual P3 support
> 1U height
> integrated LAN and video
> sdram or ddr
> without scsi
> low cost
>
>
>
>
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