[Ford] Hardware

[Jonas Meyer]

Hello everyone,

I've been investigating our hardware options, and I thought I'd send 
out two
options, which represent the ends of our spending spectrum.  The low 
cost option
is mostly skimping on the memory, but I'd like to be able to get the 
more
expensive motherboard for the greater expandability.  What do people 
think?

Jonas

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Low cost option: $1689

Processors: Opteron 240x2 OEM - $422
Memory: Transcend 1Gb DDR333 ECC - $250
HD: Hitachi SATA 250Gbx2 - $396
Motherboard: Tyan K8W - $209
	4xSATA with RAID 0/1/0+1
	2xSocket954
	4xDIMM (max 8Gb)
	Integrated GB ethernet
DVD: $15
Case: Enermax 2U ICS217B EATX - $274
	400W power supply
	7x3.5"
	1x5.25"
Fans (low profile cpu, case, etc.): $100



High cost option: $3821

Processors: Opteron 244x2 OEM - $614
Memory: Corsair (2x1Gb) DDR400x2 (4GB total) - $1526
HD: Hitachi SATA 250Gbx4 - $792
Motherboard: Tyan K8S Pro - $515
	2xSocket954
	4xSATA with RAID 0/1/0+1
	8xDIMM (max 16GB)
	Integrated ATI RAGE XL 8Mb
	Integrated SCSI Ultra320
	Integrated Dual GB ethernet, plus one additional 10/100 ethernet
DVD: $15
Case: Enermax 2U ICS217B EATX - $274
	400W power supply
	7x3.5"
	1x5.25
Fans (low profile cpu, case, etc.): $100