how would you spend $1000 on a server?

[William Park]

On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 01:40:56PM -0400, Matt Price wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have about $1000 budgeted for a box that will mostly host a bunch of
> probably-low traffic websites, based on wordpress or maybe sometimes drupal,
> and some mailing lists.  I'm just wondering what sort of features I should
> aim for in such a box, if I want the hardware to last a couple of years:  is
> onboard RAID important?  Is a Xeon processor a big plus, or DDR3 memory?
> Should I be building the box myself & handpicking the hard drives etc., or
> are there particular manufacturers/retail outlets I swhould just trust?
> 
> if i can come in somewhat under $1000, that gives me a little extra money
> for a backup system and/or UPS, which I might or might not have to purchase
> out of this budget.
> 
> Appreciate all the help, as always.
> Matt

Good timing, since I'm also considering upgrade.  Here is my list...

    - Xeon X3430 2.4GHz (similar to i5-750)     $215 (infonec.ca)
    - Intel ATX motherboard DP55WG              $160 (infonec.ca)
    - OCZ DDR3-1600 Intel XMP 4GB               $110 (infonec.ca)
    - Cooler Master Silent Pro M500 psu         $ 60 (canadacomputers.com)
    - Cooler Master 690 II Basic mid-tower      $ 80 (canadacomputers.com)
    - Samsung 1TB 7200rpm Spinpoint F1 (boot)   $ 65 (infonec.ca)
    - WD 2TB 5400prm Green (backup)             $120 (canadacomputers.com)
    - DVD                                       $ 25

-- 
William

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