Hmm, should have i gotten the gateway deal? doesnt look THAT hot to me..

[dowxp]

My SMP system is of course, more expensive, but looking at the gateway server, the only thing i would want is the motherboard, but its integrated video and lack of AGP port killed the deal for me. i mean, the scsi drive i would ebay as would the ram and everything, and the case. oh well. i guess its a good deal for just a server by itself. im coming from the gamer standpoint. heres my system: [though its more expensive]

[1]Rioworks PDVIA-LS from ebay - $150
- integrated intel lan
- dual u160 channels
- p3 smp w/ apollo 133a chipset
- *ONLY* ata66 dual channel. no ata100. =) jk.
[2]P3 700@933@1.65 w/ Gorbs from Steve - $265

while it has u160 channels, im just going to tack on my fasttrak raid till then. the hard drive wil be a atlas 10k II most likely..


well, i guess you get alot of stuff with the gateway deal, but for someone whos upgrading, i didnt really want all that stuff. it just more stuff to sell. i hate selling stuff. oh well. but its a good deal to those who werent upgrading, but just want a stand alone server.

i have no idea why i posted this.

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[MasterQ]

<doesnt look THAT hot to me.. >

Trust me - IT WAS.

 

[MrBond]

At the time, it was a good deal. Someone priced out the system, and it was worth if for someone wanting that exact configuration.

For me, it was an issue of not really needing the system.

 

[Silver222]

Well, you're coming at it from a gamer's standpoint. A server has much different needs, and those don't include an AGP port. As of right now, there isn't a big difference using two processors for gaming anyways.