best server bang for the buck
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:58 pm
I need a server for a possible new client. The software runs on SQL and on a three year old Xeon running windows 2003 with 4GB - it is somewhat slow. I would like to make it go as fast as possible, but I'm competing for the business. The other guy is quoting a HP Quad Core Xeon, 8gb ram, Raid 10 with 4 146 sas hard drives. I tried configuring something similar on HP's web site and come close to his numbers, but without making any money on the deal. Then I saw this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=2683 which looks very tempting, but I don't know what the motherboard is, what the hard drives are, and how well Systemax systems hold up. I've installed servers for years, but over the last 4 to 5 years only 1 or 2 a year, so I'm falling a little behind on what is current and what is good without being bleeding edge. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm trying to compete hardware wise to come under $3500 for the server (without the Windows server 2008 r2)