Hi All. Thanks very much for Joshua, William, Bjoern and Matthew's replies.
I've now looked at the famous "Server for 7K" thread. In my case we are looking for a server for around 3000 pounds (UK); the server is to be an all-purpose web and database server. Processor: First of all I noted that we were intending to use Opteron processors. I guess this isn't a straightforward choice because I believe Debian (our Linux of choice) doesn't have a stable AMD64 port. However some users on this list suggest that Opterons work very well even in a 32 bit environment. Some have suggested that a single dual core processor is the way to go. The RAM needs to fit the CPU arrangement too; William points out that one needs 2 DIMMS per CPU. Disks: I'm somewhat confused here. I've followed the various notes about SATA vs SCSI and it seems that SCSI is the way to go. On a four-slot 1U server, would one do a single RAID10 over 4 disks 10000rpm U320 disks? I would run the database in its own partition, separate from the rest of the OS, possible on LVM. An LSI-Megaraid-2 appears to be the card of choice. The following (without RAID card) breaks my budget by about 200 pounds: System : Armari Opteron AM-2138-A8 1U Base PCI-X (BEI) Case Accessories : IPMI 2.0 module for AM Series Opteron Servers CPU : AMD Opteron 265 - Dual Core 1.8GHz CPU (940pin) Memory : 2GB 400MHz DDR SDRAM (4 x 512MB (PC3200) ECC REG.s) Hard drive : Maxtor Atlas 10K V 147.1GB 10K U320/SCA - 8D147J0 Additional Drives : 3 x Maxtor Atlas 10K V 147.1GB 10K U320/SCA - 8D147J0 CD/DVD Drive : AM series Server 8x Slimline DVD-ROM Warranty : 3 Year Return to base Warranty (Opteron Server) Carriage : PC System Carriage (UK only) for 1U Server Thanks for any further comments, Rory -- Rory Campbell-Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <www.campbell-lange.net> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org