Please rate this server

[Punamo]

I'm about to buy this system. Seeing that it has SATA, DDR2, and Xeon with EM64T (is this just a rebadged Prescott?) and with the room to grow it seems to suite my needs. Will be using the system at home for regular stuff plus some app development and occasional gaming.

Thougnts?

http://www1.us.dell.com/conten...=04&l=en&s=bsd

 

[denon]

Why a server?

 

[Punamo]

Some development with could use some server power for the apps that I'll be doing. More headroom for the future. Price is pretty good too.

 

[Punamo]

bump... no response = no good?

 

[Macro2]

I'm confused. What CPU?

 

[bex0rs]

It only has an x8 PCIe slot, so you may be out of luck adding a discrete gaming vidcard in the future. I would recommend just going with a 400SC, then get a more capable system when required. You could probably fully configure a /second/ 400SC for the cost of the 2nd XEON chip.

 

[Punamo]

Originally posted by: Macro2
I'm confused. What CPU?

According to the spec it seems to be the Nacona with 64bit support.

Originally posted by: bex0rs
It only has an x8 PCIe slot

Hmmm good point... will check on that.

 

[imported_IrvinJ]

Looking for stability, rock solid performance in way of server's, U cannot go wrong with DELL. For the applications you wrote about, this is a good server. I use my old BP6 dual celery system for my server, works like a charm.

 

[JackMDS]

To buy something like this without a specific target might be useless.

To take advantage of this Gizmo you need Windows 2003, which is excellent as a Real server, but then you might not need a real server. Red Hat Linux Enterprise would work too. However both of them are Not gamimg OSs.

So if you have a specific target that needs this system it is a good deal, otherwise it is a waste.
For regular Home/SOHO File Server a Pentium III with Win98se (for $50) would do well too.

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