what do you think about this server?

[firas]

i'm not an expert here but shouldn't the Intel Xeon X3350 be a better CPU choice at the same price of the mentioned CPU?
should we go for DDR@800 or higher?

 

[Abu Som3a]

The X3350 is a rebadged Q9450 i.e. it can only fit on desktop LGA775 boards. The E5420 uses a totally different socket only present in server boards: LGA771.

 

[Ockie]

I'm assuming that you are comparing a brand built server vs one that you can build yourself? 771 is server territory, 775 is desktop territory that now happens to have a server processor for it. That 350 can support two processors, just so you know.