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Re: [Plug] Motherboard Suggestion Request
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"M. Simons" wrote:
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> Greetings
>
> I am trying to throw together a box for a webserver and am looking for
> suggestions on motherboards.
[ snip ]
> What I do need/want:
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> SCSI (ultra wide 2 or whatever is current enough) [I am not using this
> right now, but will in the future, and it seems a lot cheaper to get it
> on-board than with an add-on card.]
If it's going to be a server, then I'd definately stay away from
built-in SCSI. It'll be a lot easier to replace or upgrade the
controller if it's not soldered onto the board.
> Anyways, I am open to all suggestions, and all suggestions and pointers
> are greatfully appreciated, thanks.
They're still selling dual-PPro boards, and unless you're doing some
serious page serving that'd be what I'd recommend. Figure $100 for the
MB, $75/ea for 200MHz PPro w/256K, that's still a decent server for the
money. Of course, if you're going to set it up as a Quake server then
by all means grab a faster processor, but if you're mostly serving up
static content then you'll saturate your NIC before you run out of
cycles.
Ars Technica (www.arstechnica.com) just released a new version of their
system recommendations. Although aimed more at the gamer than the
system admin, it's a good place to start. They have lots of motherboard
reviews, and links to other sites with more "mundane" information.
--
Just junk food for thought...
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