[NTLUG:Discuss] Cheap Server for Linux Webserver

[Tom Adelstein]

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bughuntr at one.ctelcom.net wrote:

>On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Kipton Moravec wrote:
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>>At 08:59 AM 7/18/03, you wrote:
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>>>I just want to warn you about the VIA systems from Wal-Mart and Fry's. For 
>>>a desktop, you shouldn't have a problem with them. But, I tried using them 
>>>for servers in my lab and they didn't stay up overnight. They are 
>>>engineered for Linux as desktop platforms.
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>>>As mentioned previously, P III coppermine processors will provide a best 
>>>of class solution. They run cooler and have a solid track record as a server.
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>  I've had cisco's fail overnight.  I've seen Dells, Compaqs, IBM's fail 
>after a few hours of operation.
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>  Sometimes it is the luck of the draw.
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>  I've had good luck with VIA chipsets in embedded products and in server 
>situations.  I've had bad luck with AMD and Intel.  I've had good luck 
>with AMD and Intel.  I've had spreadsheets not calculate right and had 
>Intel deny there was a problem, until someone rubbed their nose in it.
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>  Fry's is particulary bad about having seconds for equipment.  
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>  "Burn" everything in several weeks before you trust it.
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