[Pc_Support] Hardware recommendations.

[Austin Denyer (Ozz)]

Hi Guys.

I'm looking for some advice on a power workstation.  

There is a choice of four.  The first 2 are from Monarch Computers, the
third is Penguin Computing and the last is from Dell.

The main difference between them is the CPU.  
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual-Core 1MB
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 (939)
Dual Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz 2MB 

The box will be a business workstation, so high-end gaming-quality
video is not required.  Raw CPU and I/O is more important, but so is
bang for the buck. It will be running Debian.  

What do y'all recommend?

Here are the choices:

1. 

Case: 100159 - NO PS - Antec Performance One P160 ATX        $125.00
PSU : 100992 - PS 430W - Thermaltake W0070RUC TR2 ATX 12      $49.00
Case Fan: 100887 - 120mm - Antec 120mm SmartCool Case Fan     $18.00
MB: 110366 - BFG BFGRNVF4U NForce4 Ultra Audio/LAN/USB       $112.00
CPU: 120243 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual-Core 1MB           $884.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease        $14.00
Memory: 140713 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB (2 pcs 512) OCZ       $127.00
1st Hard Drive: 150352 - SATAII - WD Caviar SE 160 GB         $87.00
2nd Hard Drive: 150352 - SATAII - WD Caviar SE 160 GB         $87.00
CD-RW/DVD-RW: 160236 - DVD±RW - NEC ND-3540A 16X DL DVD±      $46.00
Floppy Drive: 170511 - TEAC 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Drive         $18.00
Video: 190504 - ATI (Connect 3D) Radeon X700 PRO 128MB DD    $125.00
$125.00 Network Card: 280116 - 3Com 3C2000-T NIC 10/100/1000  $56.00

                                        Order Total:       $1,832.00 
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2. 

As above but:

CPU: 120241 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB           $526.00

                                                 Total:    $1,474.00
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3. 

Case: 100239 - NO PS - Thermaltake VA7000BWA Shark Full      $150.00
PSU: 100122 - PS 535W - Enermax EG565P-FMA REV.2.0 ATX        $80.00
MB: 110257 - Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI                 $165.00
CPU: 120465 - AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 (939) (Retail)             $811.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease        $14.00
Memory: 140252 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB (2 pcs 512) Corsair   $204.00
1st Hard Drive: 150938 - SATA - WD (WD2500JD) 250 GB         $117.00 
DVD: 160620 - DVD-RW - Asus DRW-1608PBLK 6x-DVD               $84.00
Floppy Drive: 170511 - TEAC 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Drive         $18.00
Video Card: 190325 - eVGA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB              $160.00
Network Card: 280116 - 3Com 3C2000-T Gigabit NIC              $56.00
                                          
                                                 Total:    $1,943.00 
   
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4. 

Dell Precision Workstation 470n
Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz, 2MB L2 Cache

Operating System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS v4 for EM64T 64bit system w/ 1 YR RHN, w/
Media

2nd Processor (Must match speed selection above)
Intel® Xeon™ Processor 2.80GHz, 2MB L2 cache

Memory
1GB, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, 400MHz, ECC (2 DIMMS)

Keyboard
Entry Level, USB, No Hot Keys

Graphic Cards
64MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro NVS 280, Dual DVI or Dual VGA Capable

1st Hard Drive
160GB SATA, 7200 RPM Hard Drive with DataBurst Cache™ without RAID

2nd Hard Drive
160GB SATA, 7200 RPM Hard Drive with DataBurst Cache™ without RAID

Hard Drive Configuration
C1A- All SATA drives, Non-RAID, 2 drive total configuration

Floppy Drive Options
3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive
USB Memory Key
512MB Dell™ USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Memory Key

CD-ROM, DVD, and Read-Write Devices
48X/32X CD-RW/DVD Combo, Data Only

Speakers
Dell™ two piece stereo spkrs

Resource CD
Resources CD contains Diagnostics and Driver for Precision Systems

Hardware Support Services
3 Year On-site Economy Plan

Mouse Pad

Quick Reference Guide

TOTAL:$2,347.00
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Regards,
Ozz.