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The Spirit of X21 · #1 Post by **The Spirit of X21** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:53 am

I've been looking at desktop systems from (gasp!) Dell. Does this seem like a good deal (I have a monitor)?

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ ... oc=bdcwban

It's probably not as fast as the new Core 2 Duo stuff, but for use as a server I thought it would be ideal. Thoughts?

qviri · #2 Post by **qviri** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:11 am

Well it is pretty barebone...

The CPU is worth around $60 these days.
An AM2 motherboard with 6150 LE is probably around $50.
512 MB of DDR, maybe $20.
80 GB hard drive can probably be bought for $50.
DVD-ROM is $20.
Okay-looking case with somewhat-quiet power supply would be $40 at least.

So the parts themselves would cost you around $240. Is your time spent not researching these parts, ordering, assembling, and potentially troubleshooting worth $50?

Do you have other components you could reuse like DDR2 or an optical drive?

What kind of server are we talking about? 512 MB of RAM would be low for a lot of servers... but if you are going to upgrade, do so aftermarket, Dell's prices are outrageous.

The Spirit of X21 · #3 Post by **The Spirit of X21** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:01 pm

At the moment, my desktop is working as my server. It's an eMac G4 800MHz with a 320GB hard drive and 1GB RAM. It works fine for what I do, even though it is close to five years old. I was looking at a desktop machine for linux/server/whatever, and these barebone systems seemed like nice places to start that could be upgraded as I needed more RAM/hard drive space/etc.

pianowizard · #4 Post by **pianowizard** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:07 pm

Hey Chris, would you be interested in buying my Dimension B110 desktop?

EDIT: It's probably better if we discuss via email. I'll email you in a little bit.

pianowizard · #5 Post by **pianowizard** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:31 am

Chris, if you are not installing Windows, this $279 + shipping Dimension E520 N is worth considering. I think you can upgrade the HDD to 160GB and qualify for free shipping.

BTW, I decided not to sell B110. It's good enough for what I do, and I probably would be able to get more than $200 for it, so I'd rather just hold on to it.

The Spirit of X21 · #6 Post by **The Spirit of X21** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:53 am

No worries. Dell has daily specials, and I'm sure I'll find something I like. Perhaps this one (Ah! it expires today!):

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ ... w2am&s=bsd

The black case would look very nice with my T40.

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