Yeah I was bored :)

[dxkj]

Bare minimum to crunch SETI----

cpu--- XP1700----
hsf--- defaul----
mobo-- combo-----$75
ram-- PC 133 ---$10
floppy-----------$10
nic--------------$5
psu--------------$12
--------------------
Total $112

Minimum to have a normal functioning computer.

+++
Hard Drive---40gb-$45
CDROM- IDE 48x----$18
More Ram----------$20
Case--------------$30
----------------------
$113 more




I can see why some people have gone to using just floppies to run it. You can build 2 crunchers for the cost of 1. And since those 1700's usually stretch a good bit, you could get about 70+ WU's a day for $1000 cost of building a machine (compare that to the cost of building a 3.2ghz P4 w/ HT for crunching.


Anyway, yes Im bored, and this would only be feasible if you were building machines for the purpose of crunching, and not for everday use...

 

[Crazee]

You can get used HDDs here on FS/FT for $5-$10 if you look for small ones

 

[Freewolf]

I have 3 2.1 gigers on the way I paid $15.00 for all three

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: Crazee
You can get used HDDs here on FS/FT for $5-$10 if you look for small ones

the voice of experience?


My problem is that I like to build computers, so even though it would serve little purpose, it is still tempting Luckily I have school loans to pay, and a car that needs fixed up, so its not as tempting as it could be

 

[Mardeth]

Originally posted by: Freewolf
I have 3 2.1 gigers on the way I paid $15.00 for all three

From a friend or something??

Intel or AMD?

 

[ProviaFan]

Use a netboot system and you don't even need floppies (not to mention that it would be more reliable and easier to administer and upgrade).

 

[Freewolf]

Originally posted by: Mardeth

Originally posted by: Freewolf
I have 3 2.1 gigers on the way I paid $15.00 for all three

From a friend or something??

Intel or AMD?

Hard drives not cpu's, sorry

 

[Engineer]

Refurb XP1700 - $30.00 (Free shipping - Newegg)
Refurb DDR board $18.xx-$21.xx (Free shipping - Newegg - Variety of boards)
Power Supply 400W generic $11.xx-$12.00 (Free shipping - various)
128-256M DDR - $7.99 - 9.99 after Mail in Rebates (Office Max - Staples, etc)...cheaper with coupon
Floppy - Free if you have old machines...$5.00 otherwise
Video card $10.00 or Free if you have old ones (may be free if you can find a TeAmmate who has old ones)
HD's...$8-15 shipped from FS/FT forum
Heatsinks/fans $1.99-$4.99 from SVC (+ shipping)
NIC's built in or Free After Rebate at OfficeMax, OfficeDepot or Staples (or get paid to take them with a coupon! )

= VERY CHEAP!

$30.00 + $21.00 + $12.00 + $9.99 + $5.00 (or $15.00 if using HD) + $10.00 + $12.00 (multiple heatsinks ordered ) =

$88 to $98 (floppy vs HD)

(Does not includes OS...unless Linux!)



<--- Speaking from Experience....my rack now has 9 PC's (10 processors) on it running. Room only for one more! :Q

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: jliechty
Use a netboot system and you don't even need floppies (not to mention that it would be more reliable and easier to administer and upgrade).

I thought about that, but couldn't find enough info to figure it out (didn't search very hard). Could this be done with Win2k? A win2k image maybe? Hmmmmmm....would be nice to boot on the net and remove the HD's!

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: jliechty
Use a netboot system and you don't even need floppies (not to mention that it would be more reliable and easier to administer and upgrade).

I thought about that, but couldn't find enough info to figure it out (didn't search very hard). Could this be done with Win2k? A win2k image maybe? Hmmmmmm....would be nice to boot on the net and remove the HD's!

I am not aware of any way to set up Windows for netbooting. It's just not designed for the purpose (Windows and "modular" or "configurable" are not words that coexist well in the same sentence), and it's so freaking bloated that you'd need 10-Gigabit Ethernet just to make the bootup times reasonable (not to mention SCSI RAID 5 on your server to handle all of the clients that would be trying to pull netboot images at the same time).

Linux, OTOH, would make a great netboot OS, though I'd recommend some general Linux experience before trying to manually set up a netboot cluster.