From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 14 19:32:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 797B616A41A for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:32:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.embarqhsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E119513C48E for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:32:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.14.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l7EJWogL003270 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:32:51 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.14.1/8.13.1/Submit) id l7EJWjGq003269 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:32:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:32:45 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070814193245.GC2867@wjv.com> References: <20070814191641.2F8EA16A46E@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070814191641.2F8EA16A46E@hub.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com Subject: Re: Looking for powerful machines that run FreeBSD on it X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:32:53 -0000 Ashes to ashes, and DOS to DOS freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org was heard to say on or about Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 19:16 : > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:41:31 -0700 > From: Predrag Punosevac > Subject: Re: Looking for powerful machines that runs FreeBSD on it > > Caio Figueiredo Abecia wrote: > > I'm looking for a new pc. had a problem installing BSD > > I(Free/Open/Net!) with the Dell Dimension C521n. (Free/Open > > IBSD website tells me that it support the E521 that have the > > Isame configuration) t don't recognize my dell usb keyboard > > Iand my SATA DVD Rom drive was not detected at all. > > I call Dell support and I was complaining that when I saw that > > model on their website and I called to the vendors they said > > that this model would come without SO (Windows). That I'll be > > free to make my own choice on using any *unix SO. > > Well.. now Dell will get my machine back and pay me back the > > amount that I payed. > > Now I want to buy a powerful machine to run Development things > > such Java or Ruby on Rails on JBoss, running in some good db > > like Postgresql or MySql. I don't want to get a new surprise > > to run only Windows on my machine! (I already have 2gb ddr2 > > ram, I want a powerful modern pc to run Free or Open as my > > Desktop System) > > Could you guys please help me ? > > Thanks a lot all help is greatly appreciated > Why not built one from the parts. That way you would save bundle > of money and have the computer which will run FreeBSD without a > hitch. That is what I did. That's what we [a small niche market ISP] do. We currently use Intel motheboards and go from there. We did start with a couple in Intel 1100s - and they are 5 years old and still running - and being phased out to lighter duty - such as running backups to them. We only have about 8-10 servers, and a client has 3 or 4 in our rack at Level 3. We have NO regular users. Do email for business and host many of their websites - so that cuts down on a lot of frivolous calls. But the servers do get busy at times. One of our domains - springbreak.com comes up #1 in most search engines. Buy building your own you have a lot of control and can be pretty sure things will work - and you'll learn enough so you don't have to rely on 3rd party support - who don't really know what you are doing with your machine. As to power - my observation is that you can do more with FreeBSD on machines less powerful than other OSes require. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com