--- "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris Mauritz wrote:
>
> > William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> .... does anyone onlist have any 1st-hand experience (good or bad) w/
> >> DirectDial.com for procuring computer components ? Thanks in advance
> >> :-). I am interested in them as a potential source for parts to build an
> >> Opteron box running Linux, probably CentOS, to bring this slightly on
> >> topic ....
> >>
> >
> > Never heard of them. For building whitebox systems, I've always had
> > pretty good luck with Newegg.com or Monarchcomputer.com. Their prices
> > are usually nearly the lowest and both provide a good variety of gear
> > and have decent customer service. Also, if you just want to buy cheap
> > whitebox rackmounts rather than build them from scratch, I've also had
> > good luck with pogolinux.com and 8anet.com. If you need help
> > integrating the system, shoot me an email off list.
> >
> > Cheers,
>
>
> I like both NewEgg & Monarch, but neither has the mbd I am looking for
> (Tyan Tomcat K8S, S2850G2N), so off into the weeds ....
>
> --
> William A. Mahaffey III
>
You can also try mwave.com.
