Recent content by restorick

Looking for an inexpensive business build. Has to be able to handle SQL Server and other data intensive apps. Will also serve as a workstation, and could end up as a testbed from time to time. Looking at these 2 boards - would appreciate feedback on which might be the better option. Of...

Folks, I have an older IBM eSeries mid-tower server taking up space in my closet. The mainboard failed, and I figure it's time to move onward and upward. The case and PSU are rock solid and have performed well for me over the years. And the case accepts a standard ATX mainboard too. Only...

Hello, My old faithful Poweredge 400SC is still kicking, but she feels so tired these days. Even though I have her outfitted with Windows 7, 4GB memory and SATA drives, I'm finding myself frustrated at load times and response times on the web. My wife's Latitude smokes my Poweredge, and she's...

bump... Anyone have a thought on this? Thanks in advance! Rick

Folks, I have a project that requires I run VMWare, and run a number of apps on a single box in the background. I don't want to spend a great deal of $$ to make this happen, as this is just a proof of concept. The apps I want to run include: ■Sharepoint 2010 beta ■VPN gateway ■MS SQL 2008...