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    quad core xeon vs i7 or i9?

    Budget really isn’t an issue. The limiting factor seems to be the requirement for Windows 2012. Looks like maybe a dual Xeon x5690 is likely the best bet. A dell poweredge R710 possibly? Dell T5500 dual x5690 is a possibility. I don't know a lot about the T5500 will that allow 2 Sata 1TB...
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    quad core xeon vs i7 or i9?

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    quad core xeon vs i7 or i9?

    I'm helping a friend build out a new server. He has some software that sits on the server that has requirements of "QC xeon 3Ghz raid1, 32GB RAM, 2x 1TB SSD (Raid1). Running windows 2012 server. " The SW folks are not open until Monday which I intend to contact them to get more details. I...