rm_496,
I have a limited knowledge of the software you're using, so my reply may be superficial and not address specific optimizations, but I would suggest >
BambiBoom CalcuCannon Virtualcompilarific IWorkBlazotronic Extreme Signature 9000 Turbo ®£©™®$™_ REV 1.17.14
1. Xeon E5-1650 V2 6-core 3.5 / 3.9GHz, 12MB cache, LGA 2011 (Passmark CPU score= 11462, rank = No. 12) > $630. (Superbiiz) (This is the best cost/ performance ratio E5 Xeon. Having an E5 Xeon and LGA 2011 has a double bandwidth than E3 and LGA 1150, plus more memory controllers, and more PCIe lanes. As Oracle VM is multi-core capable, LGA2011 will allow a future upgrade to 8, 10, and eventually 12-core)
2. Noctua NH-U12S 120x120x25 ( NF-F12 PWM) SSO2-Bearing ( Self-stabilizing oil-pressure bearing ) CPU Cooler $70
3. ASUS Z9PA-U8 LGA2011/ Intel C602-A PCH/ DDR3/ SATA3/ V&2GbE/ ATX Server Motherboard > $277. (C602 chipset, 8-slots 1600 ECC max 256GB RAM, LSI MegaRAID (For Linux/Windows)
(Support Software RAID 0, 1, 10, Dual 10/100/1000Mbps LAN)
4. 32GB (4X 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory > $260. (Check current ASUS motherboard compatibility list)(This is the setup configuration and uses 8GB modules so the eventual RAM can be 64GB)
5. PNY VCQ600-PB Quadro 600 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Workstation Video Card > $135 (This choice assumes limited 3D capabilities are needed)
6. OPT"L> LSI Internal SATA/SAS 9211-4i 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 RAID Controller Card, Single > $165
7. HD1 > Seagate Constellation ES.3 ST1000NM0033 1TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive > $120 (This is based on allowing 10X 25GB for virtual machines, 3X25GB multiboot OS platforms, and 300GB of applications)(An SSD would be ideal, but cost prohibitive, so this could be the setup configuration and later 2 additional drives added to configure a flavor of RAID 1+0 for performance and mirroring)
7A.OPT'L> HD1 > Seagate Constellation ES.3 ST1000NM0023 1TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive > $123 (OS, VM, Applications)
8. HD2,3 > Seagate Constellation ES.2 ST32000645SS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive > $380 ($190 ea)
8A. OPT"L HD2,3 > Seagate Constellation ES.3 ST2000NM0023 2TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive > $404 ($202 ea) (RAID 1) (Files)(System Image)(I like the 128MB cache and reliability factor of these drives)(This is the setup configuration and drives may be added as needed and using the LSI SAS controller, conversion to RAID 5 or 1+0)
9 SeaSonic SS-750KM3 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $150.
10. LIAN LI PC-A75 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $182 (Accommodates EATX, has 12 expansion slots, good air flow) > $170
11. ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM $17. (This is a generic solution, you may need double drives, DL Blu Ray, Lightscribe, etc)
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TOTAL > $2,096 or $2,278 with LSI controller and SAS drives
Sorry, over your $2,000 budget, but a starting point to identify the type of components.
Cheers,
BambiBoom
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