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Actually many of the budget ones DO. Ive found some locally here in the bay for around 110 USD with rails. But no idea how good they are.

Why waste your time and money? Get rid of the maxtor sata1. Buy 1TB seagate 7200.11. Done and done.

I need a good 2u case that uses regular PSU and also comes with rails. I see tons of cheapie looking things on ebay. But I am hoping some of you have used some good ones and would point me to the right direction. PS. I wanted to post on HOT deals as a request but I needed 50+ posts? I guess...

Anyone got any good leads for a KVM switch over IP. I have a small budget (~100USD). Please advise a good solution. Currently using console, but its not very useful and sometimes gets stuck in bios etc.

I need a server mobo. I don't understand the difference between the server mobo and the desktop model. The line seems to be drawn just to milk a few bucks out of you. The ideal situation is the mobo has onboard vid and 2 nics. But the server mobos are so damned expensive (AND WHY???). I could...

Vertigo, thanks for the help!

Any guidelines?

No support contracts here. The dollar figures are from my current budget. The bandwidth is from the current usage of one such machine in a rent a box deal from the planet.

So, what are your suggestions?

BUMP!

I am not concerned over name brands, just performance within the budget. I fail to see how either of those ebay suggestions could outperform what Vertigo Acid proposed. Maybe I am missing something.

How could used hardware be more reliable than a custom server, with hand picked parts? http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-POWEREDGE-1750-DUAL-3-06GHZ-2GB-73GB-SCSI-1850_W0QQitemZ180117469580QQihZ008QQcategoryZ51226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Something like this? Why is there so much dell love in these forums?

What would you grab from ebay? SCSI disks? It does look like any mobo with built in SCSI is just about 100 bucks more, which is the same price you would pay for a standalone SCSI controller. The raptors are probably the best bet to stay in budget.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001096 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005088 Been debating this for a while now. I lean towards the LG, but its 70 bucks more. Plus the stats seem less skewed. I dont like how samsung tries to pimp its...

What about built in SCSI on mobo and a couple of 10k 74gb SCSI drives? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822116006