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i have been give the task to purchase a new server.
this server will need to count frequently 15 million records on a database that is about 40gb and give back answers in no more that 5 secords
i have been told that i should be looking at at least a 4cpu system, but i am struggling to find one under £10,000
i am also sturggling to find anybody that sells server parts as i thought this might be a cheaper option.
any suggestions or starting points would be very helpful
this server will need to count frequently 15 million records on a database that is about 40gb and give back answers in no more that 5 secords
i have been told that i should be looking at at least a 4cpu system, but i am struggling to find one under £10,000
i am also sturggling to find anybody that sells server parts as i thought this might be a cheaper option.
any suggestions or starting points would be very helpful
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tyan make some nice server boards
www.tyan.com
They make 2 and 4 Cpu Amd 64 bit borads, that should take the new Amd dual cores just being released
They also suport Pc-Express slots
www.tyan.com
They make 2 and 4 Cpu Amd 64 bit borads, that should take the new Amd dual cores just being released
They also suport Pc-Express slots
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thanks for all your input,
does anybody have any suggestions as where to find either parts or a complete system
is there a big differance between the amd and intel, i've been told to get xeon but there are two types
whats the difference
does anybody have any suggestions as where to find either parts or a complete system
is there a big differance between the amd and intel, i've been told to get xeon but there are two types
whats the difference
Opteron is awesome. And gets you ready for the 64bit push. Check out www.tomshardware.com or www.anandtech.com for guides to Motherboards. I buy everything from www.newegg.com. Though you may also want to consider a package deal with Dell. Unfortunatly you are stuck with the p4 or xeon (overly expensive).
-James