Need advice on this configuration for 10 virtual systems

okhere

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Hey Guys,

I need your advice, Hardware Gurus, on any gaps you may spot in the following table that I put together. The system I am after is to be able to support around 10 Virtual Machines running simultaneously, each running a light database application using SQL 2008 under Windows, say.

Your help is greatly appreciated.
Note that I am having trouble with a good graphics card.

Thanks
Osama - Sydney
All prices are in $A using the parts on the MSY site http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

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and why</td>
<td class=xl775836 width=354 style='border-left:none;width:266pt'>Excellent
Choice</td>
<td class=xl785836 width=69 style='border-left:none;width:52pt'>MSY Price</td>
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width:266pt'>NOT THIS ONE&gt;&gt;&gt;Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2048MB
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