HELP Please! Need to build server

designgirl

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Well, I work at a web design/backend firm and I need to build a new server. Right now we have one box that serves as web server, file server, app server (you get the point, everything). We are a pretty small firm, about 15 computers but are rapidly expanding because we are taking on a lot of jobs and pushing a seperate applications solution business.

we need to upgrade and I was going to build a new server. Should I build 2 (one for web, and other for files and stuff--we do a lot of back end programming also, about 80% so with have ASP apps running from the server.) or just build 1 box?

what should I use? Amd athlon? or dual PIII's and what speed? or maybe both like Anandtech does.

I've also had problems trying to figure what motherboard to use and how much ram would be optimal. Is it better to have a tower or use a rack mount setup?

but I do know that I will be using Win2k advanced server.

Any help would be much appreciated. you can also email me any solutions that you can suggest at navyblue@bangkok.com