Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 22:20:05 -0800 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: way7ruin@bah2.themall.net (Jesse), freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Comments on this hardware? Message-ID: <199612180620.WAA09083@MindBender.serv.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 18 Dec 96 12:47:32 %2B1030. <199612180217.MAA28083@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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>Jesse stands accused of saying:
>> Generic Case (250W - 10 Bay) - $89
Buy the biggest case you can get, if you're building a server. Make
sure it has two (or more) fans. Also, you may need to buy a custom
SCSI cable with extra connectors on it if you go for more than four
drives (some come with only enough connectors for two drives).
>> AHA-2940 Adaptec UltraWide - $ 225 (32bit PCI)
>> Seagate ST32155W (Hawk 2XL) - $ 575 (2.1g 2ms UltraWide)
>> Seagate ST32155W (Hawk 2XL) - $ 575 (2.1g 2ms UltraWide)
Why not try the IBM 2GB SCSI drives? They're about $200 cheaper.
>> Generic Non-parity EDO (16mb)- $ 63.50
>Nowhere near enough memory. Try 4x this.
Definitely. Memory is dirt cheap. Why cripple your self? Go for
32MB if you're on a budget. 64MB if you're buying for longer term.
Of course, what you're _using_ the machine for will also come into
play. :-)
>> GigaByte 6x86-150 (Cyrix) - $ 280 (With Chip & 512k
>>cache)
Just make sure the chip's physical speed is a multiple of 33, and not
a multiple of 30, for maximum performance (i.e. 133, 166, etc., not
120, 150, 180, etc.).
>> Magnavox mono 14" -$ 116 (640x480)
>> Generic Video (cirrus logic) -$ 30
>You're not planning on running X on this unit? That's fair enough
>then.
I think that would be a could suggestion. If this is an X-less server
with a text console, get the cheapest VGA card and monitor (or even an
old used EGA or mono card and mono monitor).
If this is going to be a person's workstation running X, get an
accelerated video card. Something S3-based or an ATI Mach32/Mach64
card. And don't get anything less than a 15-inch, with very strong
tendancies towards 17-inch, unless you want to go blind early.
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