[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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