Look at the PE 1850s from dell. They can be pricey but they are also dual xeon with all the goodies in a 1u package. Plus dell server support is usually top notch and I'm pretty sure each server comes with a 3 year warranty. If you wernt hosting so many servers on one machine I would say go for the PE750 line. They are single proc P4s though. Ive worked on both servers for sometime now and the build quality is superb. As far as the build out goes for the server its self I would say go with something like the following...
PowerEdge 1850
Date & Time: March 05, 2005 11:42:47 AM
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PowerEdge 1850 Qty 1
Intel® Xeon? processor at 2.8GHz/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB, No Operating System Unit Price $3,405.00
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Module Description Product Code Sku Id
PowerEdge 1850 Intel® Xeon? processor at 2.8GHz/1MB Cache, 800MHz FSB 18528 [221-5193] 1
Operating System No Operating System NOOSM [420-4077] 11
Additional Processor Free 2nd processor to 2nd Intel® Xeon? processor,2.8GHz,1 MB,800M FR2P28 [463-5421] 2
Memory 2GB DDR2 400MHz (4X512MB), Single Ranked DIMMs 2G4D4S [311-3591] 3
Keyboard No Keyboard Option N [310-5017] 4
Monitor No Monitor Option N [320-0058] 5
Riser Card Riser with PCI-X Support and Embedded Raid (ROMB) Support ROMBPCX [320-3866] 7
Primary Hard Drive 73GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI Hard Drive 73G103 [341-0852] 8
Primary Controller Embedded RAID (ROMB) - PERC4ei (Embedded Integrated) ROMB [341-0841] 9
Floppy Drive 1.44MB Floppy Drive FD [341-0840] 10
Mouse No Mouse Option N [310-0024] 12
Network Adapter Dual On-Board NICs OBNICS [430-8991] 13
CD/DVD Drive 24X IDE CD-ROM 24XCD [313-2424] 16
Bezel Active ID Bezel Option BEZEL [313-2421] 17
Documentation Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit EDOCS [310-5218] 21
2nd Hard Drive 73GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI Hard Drive 73G103 [341-0858] 23
Hard Drive Configuration Drives attached to embedded PERC4ei, RAID 1, 2 drives required MR1 [341-0865] 27
Chassis Configuration Rack Chassis w/Rapid Rails for Dell, HPQ or other Square Hole Racks, PE1850 RPDRAIL [310-5668] 28
Hardware Support Servcies 3Yr BRONZE Support, Next Business Day Onsite BRONZEW [960-1305][902-4380][902-3032] 29
Installation Support Services No Installation Assessment NOINSTL [900-9997] 32
Power Supply Redundant Power Supply with Dual Cords, No Y-Cord RPSNY [310-5213] 36
Mail- In Rebate None NONE [463-1832] 81
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale. NOT4SEL [462-4506] 138
Technical Sales Representative Contact Yes TSRYES [462-9388] 192
TOTAL: $2,755.00
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Total Price
Sub-total $2,755.00
This will probably give you the power you need while having mirrored drives for data safety. There is an SC14XX something or another 1u server as well but I have never worked with one and from what I could tell you can not get a raid setup in them which means no mirror. That price also includes rapid rails to rack mount the server. f you dont need rails you could pobably save a couple hundred bucks. Ive never tried to build a rack mount server on my own so I'm not sure what the cost would be but I would venture to say you will not come close to this if you factor in support and build quality. One last note I did not include an OS in this purchase but if it were my CS server I would run it on linux anyway. Just my 2 cents
EDIT: If you are looking for more then 1 or 2 I would contact dell. They do cut breaks for an order of multiple servers.
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