Joe wrote:
>
> --- Brian Beuning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Anyone have any positive or negative opinions about
> > this machine. It looks like a good base system that just
> > needs some CPUs, memory, and disks to be great.
> >
> > http://www.buy.com/surplus/product.asp?sku=70000027
> >
>
> IMHO....
> 1) I'd go with at least 128 Meg RAM or up to 512Meg if you
> can afford it (growth room)
> 2) It has a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5480 . last time I checked
> these were not the best graphic cards, but that may have changed
> .. is it a 4 Meg card or 8meg video card and it it built in the
> MB or can you remove it, is it AGP?
> 3) only 3 pci slots an d1 ISA. not many slots to add more
> cards should you need to ...
> 4) I did not see USB, but I may have missed this.
>
> alot of what looks good depends more on what are you present and
> what you see as your future needs...
>
> > Thanks,
> > Brian Beuning
> >
> > PS. Sorry for the off-topic post.
IMHO, you can buy a better configuration for less.
Note that this configuration is with one processor only.
I would take an Asus P2B-D or P2B-DS (includes the U2W Adaptec
controller on board and it is supported by Linux).
Put it in a SuperMicro 750A case (or 730A if you want a smaller one),
add the 2 processors, RAM, Ethernet, Video and whatever else you need.
Cost:
Motherboard: $285 with out SCSI, $463 with.
If you don't want the U2W performance, get a UW Buslogic 958 for less
than $200, but it's cheaper with the Adaptec one.
Processors: These OEM 350s at $179 each, but you can do better than these
with the money you save.
RAM: $95-250 per 128Mb (depends on: ECC yes/no, CAS2 yes/no).
Case: $75 or $150
Now add you favourite Ethernet card, Video, disks, floppies, monitor and
you're on your way (what they give you here is worth maybe $75).
In every aspect this is a better config than that Toshiba.
I have two configs like this and they rock (2x350 and 2x500).
Just my $0.02.
Adoram Rogel
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