Tom, > This is my impresseion also. In particular I wonder what use you > could have for RAID 5, SCSI, tape backup, a Sound Blaster Audigy > Platinum and an ATI All-in-Wonder on the same box. The first three > are definite server-ware, while the last two (and maybe the DVD > player) sound like you are building a home entertainment system. I > once felt as though building a system of this order would make me the > happiest man on earth. I never got around to it, but still feel > fairly happy with my lot.
I know it's overkill. But it will make a fine server, and a fine entertainment box as well. :) And it's fun. > If you want a server, ditch the sound, video and DVD. And maybe the > flashy monitor - games don't go on a server. > > If you want a flashy games box, ditch the SCSI, the RAID, the water > cooling, the backup, one of the processors, two thirds of the RAM and > about half the rated power of your power supply. I dont want a server, I don't want a game box. I want a workstation that I can run X at insane resolutions wile playing mp3s. I want fast compiles. I want my "Ultimate Linux Box". What I am concerned about here is not how much money can I save, but will the components I have selected be well supported under linux. > Either way you should be able to get a life and take some nice girl > out to dinner on what's left over. I don't recommend *telling* her > it's the left-overs from your PC, though... Shhhh, don't tell me wife that! > Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then > beat you with experience. This is the most hilarious sig I have ever seen! :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
