[Pc_Support] Hardware recommendations.

[Homer Whittaker]

On Mon, 2005-10-03 at 19:28 -0400, Austin Denyer wrote:
> 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)
In re the 64 bit cpu, my personal advice is don't.  I have had an amd64
bit machine for 6 or more months now and the 64 bit stuff stinks.  I now
run only 32 bit programs on the machine.  I do not have Bryans technical
knowledge on why or why not but I have used (not been able to) use(d)
it.


> 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
Same as above.
> 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
If you are not doing games and high speed graphics, why the fancy video.
Take a look at the Matrox cards, like G400 or G450.

> $125.00 Network Card: 280116 - 3Com 3C2000-T NIC 10/100/1000  $56.00
> 
>                                         Order Total:       $1,832.00 
> ==================================================================
> 
> 2. 
> 
> As above but:
> 
> CPU: 120241 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB           $526.00
> 
>                                                  Total:    $1,474.00
> ==================================================================
> 
> 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 
>    
> =================================================================
> 
> 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
> =========================================================
> 
> Regards,
> Ozz.
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