hi! while supporting HW design engrs, my platforms have (of course?)
been starting to turn away from Sun and towards Linux.
Rackmount boxes are nice, even if they sit on a metrocart, but I've learned:
---2U boxes are a pain because:
--PCI riser cards rarely work right,
though I do have some Athlon/Tyan/Enlight systems that work.
--center mount brackets rarely come with the case,
and screwing a 2U system onto a single post rack can cause
rolling-rack-tipover (is that a beer?) or screw-thread stripping
(too much rear weight hanging on a small 2U == too much leverage).
---4U boxes are probably smarter because:
--PCI cards can stand up "normally" and work at the right bus speed;
--4U height w/ 4 front-mount screws can take more rear weight.
Despite all this accumulated "wisdom", I still don't trust any local
vendors who are wise? enough to
choose mboards/cpus/memory(with me)
assemble the various parts (motherboard,CD,floppy,powersupply,etc)
deliver on time,
price reasonably,
and (probably least important) be nearby/ready when they break.
I havent called the "big boys" like HP. I assume they charge 2-3-?x
what it should cost (a 2U or 4U Athlon or Xeon system with
2x2ghz, 2x1gb ECC ram,IDE disk,etc are do-able for $2500..
or as low as $1700 for 1x1.6ghz.
(we're not really finding worthy applications to justify dual cpu's).
So if you have a vendor like this...appreciate your recommendation!
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