[Gllug] Overpowered 1U server
Garry Heaton
garry at heaton6.freeserve.co.uk
Mon Apr 16 08:56:02 UTC 2007
Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> Garry Heaton wrote:
>> Does anyone know of any other reasonably cheap colo deal which would
>> accommodate this overspecified server. If not, it's brand new and I'm
>> prepared to sell it for £2,500
>>
>
> I could build this spec machine from scratch for under £1500. You don't
> get opterons that slow anymore. :)
The chassis, board and heatsinks alone came to £775 so your figure of £1500
seems a little bit off the wall. OK, the CPUs will be cheaper but let's
compare like for like.
Garry
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