rebuilding a low-cost dual server...

trueimage

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what should i try to get?

my server right now has:

Asus p2b-ls motherboard with builtin lan and ultra2 scsi (50 & 68 pin)
p3-500 slot 1
512mb (4x 128mb) pc133 sdr
4x 2gig scsi drives, all 7200rpm, 1 is 68-pin 3 are 50-pin
asus ide cd-rom
matrox g200 millenium agp video card


I'd like to get a dual setup going... what are my options for low-cost..

i was thinking like a thunder 100 for dual slot 1's or a vp6 for dual fcpga's

athlon mp is way out of my price range...

any suggestions? I'd like to offload what i have that is being replaced to cover some costs too, so i don't really wanna spend anything substantial

thanks



 

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i have a tiger133 with dual 550's and a gig of ram. It runs quite nicely. I got all of the components for about $300 and i would prob sell it today for $250 lol.

I also have an Acorp 6A815EPD motherboard (dual s370 w/raid) board with a single 933 that runs nicely. the only drawback to that is that the chipset on that board only supports 512mb ram. the board runs about $30-40 and you can get 933's for about $75 each so, thats somewhat higher cost, but still kind of low for the performance that you would get from it. IMO