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Sound   02-25-2004 at 08:25:26 PM

HEy, just wondering if someone can help me make my decision,

I am making up a server (a baby server) for my sisters company and was wondering whether to use AMD or Intel. Can anyone suggest anything? The server would be permanently on, so overheating is a big no-no

Thanks
Matt

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TheRod   02-25-2004 at 09:09:39 PM
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A server... A file server, a web server???
A pre-built server or a custom-made one???

Give us some details to help you!

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Sound   02-26-2004 at 12:39:35 PM
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A server for emails and backup of data

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TheRod   02-26-2004 at 02:16:38 PM
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If there is not a lot of e-mail volume, you don't need a BIG system. And for the DATA backup, do you plan to backup on tape, or the server will be a file server...

Because, you have 2 solutions, install a tape backup and do backup everyday or week... Or if you don't have a lot of data to backup. You might only need a RAID array (SCSI, SATA or IDE) to have full data protection and a CD or DVD burner to do backup once a week or once a month.

I strongly recommend you, a basic RAID configuration, because this will save your butt if one of your HDD crash, you will not loose data and productivity.

For the processor, it really depends on the volume of e-mail to process and data to backup. For a small business, you don't need a HIGH-END cpu.

I like this product : :smile:
<A HREF="http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/opteron/325/more_info.html" target="_new">http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/opteron/325/more_info.html</A>

Of course, you might say i'm a little bit AMD-biased, and I know it! This is only a suggestion...

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Crashman   02-27-2004 at 01:26:11 AM
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I'd buy an old PIII/BX system with a 500-1000MHz processor and add a drive card and a couple drives if needed.

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