From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Mar 21 2:10: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail3.ucles.org.uk (mail3.ucles.org.uk [192.149.119.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C52237B417 for ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 02:09:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail3.ucles.org.uk (unverified) by mail3.ucles.org.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.2.5) with ESMTP id ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:06:24 +0000 Received: by forest.nrl.navy.mil with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:06:23 -0000 Message-ID: <0B0368CED76DD4118E1200D0B73E9B5D041E9F74@MAIL1> From: Mike Dewhirst To: 'Steve Barkey' Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: Best Hardware? Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 10:07:27 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C1D0C0.348CDE70" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1D0C0.348CDE70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This is slightly offtopic, but here goes anyway: > As many of us do frequently I am building a FreeBSD server, > and want to > select the best possible parts to use. > I am hoping to use an AMD chip and put it all in 1U. AMD 1U racks are pretty expensive.. You'll need low profile RAM - that's expensive too.. Othewrise - you could get the appro 1124 chassis > > Any recommendations for motherboards? Gigabyte or Tyan. Tyan do dual Athlon boards.. > > Also; I have had issues with RealTEK cards (who hasn't) and am not > afraid to spend money on 3 good NICs for the server. What's the best > all around card. PPPoE support and longevity is more important than > speed. What's best? 3com? Intel? I have 3COM's working pretty well, though I think the appro chassis come with NIC's. IF you go for 3COM - 309x are pretty reliable. > > > Thanks! > Steve B. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > =********************************************************** If you are not the intended recipient, employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this communication and its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication and its attachments in error, please return the original message and attachments to the sender using the reply facility on e-mail. Internet communications are not secure and therefore the UCLES Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the UCLES Group unless otherwise specifically stated. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses although this does not guarantee that this email is virus free. **********************************************************= ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1D0C0.348CDE70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Best Hardware?

This is slightly offtopic, but here goes anyway:

> As many of us do frequently I am building a FreeBSD = server,
> and want to
> select the best possible parts to use.
> I am hoping to use an AMD chip and put it all in 1U= .

AMD 1U racks are pretty expensive.. You'll need low profi= le RAM - that's expensive too..

Othewrise - you could get the appro 1124 chassis

>
> Any recommendations for motherboards?

Gigabyte or Tyan. Tyan do dual Athlon boards..

>
> Also; I have had issues with RealTEK cards (who has= n't) and am not
> afraid to spend money on 3 good NICs for the server= .  What's the best
> all around card.  PPPoE support and longevity = is more important than
> speed.  What's best?  3com? Intel?

I have 3COM's working pretty well, though I think the app= ro chassis come with NIC's. IF you go for 3COM - 309x are pretty reliable.<= /FONT>

>
>
> Thanks!
>  Steve B.
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org<= /FONT>
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in t= he body of the message
>



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