What CPU????

[Guest]

Hey here's a great question....

Which CPU/memory choice would be optimal for a server.
Let me know guys

 

[Guest]

i would say dual p3 or zeon with pc133

 

[AeroSnoop]

I agree with bobl. Especially if you are looking at more than a single processor server. I don't think they have smp in the P4s yet, but even if they did I wouldn't recommend the current version of the P4.

 

[Guest]

a zeon processor hmmm

who makes this?

sounds coool

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[ajmcgarry]

haven't u heard of Zintel? Tey're really big in outer Mongolia.

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[rcf84]

bobl it's spelled "xeon" not "zeon"

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[Pettytheft]

What kind of server are we talkin about here. Xeon stuff is expensive if you can get away with less then do so.

There is no way to make a decent reccomendation until we know what kind of server you plan on building.

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[Guest]

typo... sounds right though

 

[Guest]

Well dual pIII sounds good, and as much ram as possible.

 

[Phelk]

If you want a system for real growth go for a SUN 64bit UltraSPARC III processor. You can start with a single processor and scale to 24 in a single box, then cluster for more power.

PC processors and Windows just do not scale. You are probably after just a small server systems but there are so many stories of startups setting up servers on windows and then choking when they started to grow.

In a few years, Itanium/Hammer & Linux should be a good solution (especially with the investment IBM is making into this area of Linux development).

I don't think Windows will ever cut it, W2K Datacenter has been a bit of a failure and just highlights the fact that you can't make a personal OS be a highend server. Just look at what Hotmail is running on!

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[wapaaga]

you might want to get ecc ram to make it more stable

 

[Phelk]

~ you might want to get ecc ram to make it more stable ~

This is mandatory if you care about the data and high availability.

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