For all of you following my computer purchasing decisions here are two machines I will be evaluating shortly.
The first is an 800MHz FSB P4 machine with two PC3200 DDR (that 400MHz to you an I) busses, and a dubious RAID controller.
The second is a 533Mz FSB P4 with two PC2100 DDR (that's 266MHz) and a promise RAID controller.
Anyhow here are the bits with various options, with order codes and prices from DABS.
First the 800FSB machine with the (possibly) dodgy RAID controller.
| Giagbyte GA-8IK1100 | DABS 2LLYWS | 1 | 103 |
| Intel P4 2.60 800FSB | DABS 2HNLWS | 1 | 187 |
| Kingston 512MB PC3200 ECC | DABS 2HQPWS | 0 or 2 | 116 |
| Crucial 256Mb Unbuf CL3 PC3200 | DABS 2M12WS | 0 or 2 | 36.78 |
| Generic Geforce4 MX400 64MB | DABS 2S03WS | 1 | 29.5 |
| IBM 123.5Gb IC35L120AVV2071 | DABS 27TJWS | up to 4 | 78 |
Next up is the 533MHz machine
| Giagbyte GA-8INXP | DABS 2BDQWS | 1 | 131 |
| Intel P4 2.66 533FSB | DABS 24SWWS | 1 | 173 |
| Crucial 512Mb ECC Unbuf CL2.5 PC2100 | DABS 17BMWS | 0 or 2 | 83.41 |
| Crucial 256Mb ECC Unbuf CL2.5 PC2100 | DABS 14VQWS | 0 or 2 | 41.7 |
| Generic Geforce4 MX400 64MB | DABS 2S03WS | 1 | 29.5 |
| IBM 123.5Gb IC35L120AVV2071 | DABS 27TJWS | up to 4 | 78 |
You'll need a bunch of Maplin UY81C hard disk coolers and a box and PSU and the like. DABS 236YWS looks like an OK PSU if you're going to build a server class machine. I'll put up a new copy of my benchmarks once I've finished testing the 800MHz machine.