From: Robert Hanson <roberth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Is it currently worth getting used dual PIII 1850R's or should I start with
> used dual PIII DL380's and like 1Ghz minimum processor speed?
Depends, I'll have to investigate the width of the interconnect of a
ProLiant 1850 v. ProLiant DL380. This is typically dependent on the
chipset. Anything i440 will _suck_. Ideally you want a ServerWorks
IIIHE, although a IIILE is at least better than an i440 (but an IIIHE
has far better FSB/memory width).
> I couldn't find used 1850R's on eBay with more than 600Mhz.
That matters little. What matters is the chipset and interconnect.
Hmmm ... according to this page (2nd hand, not always ideal):
http://www.bnv-bamberg.de/home/ba3294/smp/rbuild/
The ProLiant 1850 is a i440GX (_avoid_, along with i440BX).
You're going to be stuck in I/O hell.
The ProLiant DL380 is a ServerSet IIILE, not ideal, but better.
You at least get 4-8x the I/O of a i440BX/GX.
Getting _exact_ model numbers helps.
I've seen a few ProLiants mentioned with ServerSet IIIHE chipsets.
But I assume those aren't quickly sold.
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Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx
