> Generally most OEM's will not warranty a system if you have upgraded the
> system with 3rd party hardware. We pay twice what the systems are actualy
> worth for our HP Lpr's. It's just a insurance policy I guess.

The $455 Xeon kits I referred to were OEM Compaq kits.
 
> As for performance. It depends on what applications the server will be
> running. If it is just one web site or a few power hungry sites, it would be
> much easier to upgrade the current system.
> Though I would buy an additional machine and cluster the two if it's only
> one site, for peace of mind of redundancy.

Well, that's why I added Oracle 8.0.5 to my description. That's all this
machine is for. To run the database...
 
> Otherwise I think that you may be better off going with another server. Dual
> 866's will perform better than 4 old P2 Xeon's. Especially if you are
> running Windows.

Wouldn't an app like Oracle take advantage of the power of quad
processors? 

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