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[panther_dust]

you would probably be better off going straigt to dell and geting one from them it will cost about-- (based on an avarage count) somewhere between £700, £3,000... in your case about $4,375

ok my mistake iv just built one useing dells online thing and this is what i got....



PowerEdge 2900 Dual Core Intel® Xeon® X5270, 6MB Cache, 3.5GHz, 1333MHz FSB edit
Additional Processor Dual Core Intel® Xeon® X5270, 6MB Cache, 3.5GHz, 1333MHz FSB edit
Operating System Windows Server®2008, Standard x64, Incl Hyper-V™, Incl 5 CALs edit
Optional Virtualization Offerings None edit
Memory 32GB 667MHz (8x4GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs edit
Operating System Addition None edit
Chassis Configuration Tower Chassis Orientation edit
Power Supply Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord edit

  STORAGE OPTIONS


Hard Drive Configuration Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5, PERC 6/i Integrated edit
Primary Controller PERC 6/i Integrated Controller Card edit
Primary Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
2nd Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
3rd Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
4th Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
5th Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
6th Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
7th Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
8th Hard Drive 1TB 7.2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in HotPlug Hard Drive edit
2nd Controller and HBAs None edit
Removable Disk and Tape Drives None edit
Media for Removable Disk (RD1000) and Tape Backup None edit
Additional External Storage Interconnect None edit
Tape Backup Software None edit

  NETWORKING OPTIONS


Network Adapter 2x Broadcom 57710 10GbE Single Port 10GbE NIC, Copper, PCIe-8 edit
Optional Feature Upgrades for Integrated NIC Ports LOM NICs are TOE Ready edit

  MANAGEMENT


Modem None edit
Documentation Electronic Documentation and OpenManage DVD Kit edit

  SOFTWARE OPTIONS


MS SQL Server None edit
MS SQL Server OEM CAL Packs None edit

 OTHER OPTIONS


Bezel Tower Bezel Included edit
CD/DVD Drive 16X DVD-ROM edit
Floppy Drive No Floppy Drive edit
Server Accessories None edit
Cable None edit
Keyboards, Mice, Displays and Related Devices No Keyboard or Mouse Selected edit
Uninterrupted Power Supply None edit

  ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION


Additional Documentation None edit
HBA Additional Documentation None edit
OS Partitions None edit
Environmental Options None edit

 OTHER OPTIONS


Power Cords Power Cord, NEMA 5-15P to C14, 15 amp, wall plug, 10 feet / 3 meter edit
Remote Advisory and Onsite services None edit
Flex Bay Hard Drive Cage None edit
Flex Bay Primary Hard Drive None edit
Flex Bay Second Hard Drive None edit
Network Adapter - DellStar None edit
Remote Management None edit
Virtualization Protection Software None edit

  SERVICES OPTIONS


Hardware Support Services 3 Year ProSupport for IT and Mission Critical 4HR 7x24 Onsite Pack edit
Data Protection Offers None edit
Installation Services No Installation Assessment edit
Proactive Maintenance None edit
Keep Your Hard Drive None edit
Open Manage Subscription None edit
Dell Recycling None



All that for just $16, 557...... dont forget with dell you can pay monthly at a price of $442 per month fr 42 months adding another $4,000 on top lol bad post maybe but thats the sortof TOP notch thing im talking about.....

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7.2 drives are not enough. You can't economize there.

memory is a trickier issue.

Also I'm anticipating $10,000 as we are not buying now, or even in a few months and so I figure solid state drive options may up the price.

Though we can beat most Dell web site prices.

It is a very complex area.
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I just scoped the Dell site for what we would currently buy and it is $7,000, you also missed the hardware support options that are expensive. Remember we are mission critical for a lot of people!

But as I say, we are aiming at going upmarket compared to the current type of server, so I am anticipating the $10,000 level.
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The next step up is $17,000 a the moment, so I think us scoping at $10,000 is telling people the right ballpark figure.
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[fish]

ime very skint but would gladly donate $20.oo if it means keeping my forum. plase e-mail or pm me how.
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Donations can currently be made via the site shop:

http://forum.myfreeforum.org/viewportal.php?component=shop

This is not a question of keeping the forum, we are far from that situation. It is rather a matter of maintaining the speed and service level and advertising level into the next few years.
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[fish]

well pay day i will send the cash, thanks.
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[Ziddy]

I think showing more ads to guests would help.

Whatever you decide, i'll try and get some donations to you asap.
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[abc12345]

Torture guests more with more and more adverts, and perhaps have an option for 5 years advert free for £100, to get cash in the bank?

[Lavathing9]

As stated before, selling ad space for donations is very appealing to forum owners.  They scratch your back, you stratch their's.  Maybe even selling text/banner ad space on the main websites (myfreeforum.org, myfastforum.org, etc.) to forum owners in the MYFF network.  I'd certainly pay for that, if I had the money.

Also, how about the guest ads thing.  You know how if a forum is not advert free there is a google ad the bottom of each topic page?  Why not put those ads below each post in a topic on non-advert free forums that only appear to guests.  Very non-intrusive, and could increase ad clicks by 10x or so.

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You can only have three ad blocks a page with google, but I suppose we could put them on the top and bottom posts. I'm still reluctant to up advertising though.
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[Zina2008]

Those guests would never come back.

Ads under every post is not a good idea!

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[NickXmL]

Sorry if I'm bumping an old topic, but how much memory do you exactly suspect this server to have? Are you getting a blade server or a tower server? Rackmount?

All these go into account because I still sell computers that I hand craft out of he best parts possible at the best price that will knock over 15% of the price of some computers that other companies sell. (They are normally overpriced) I can work around a few configurations and see what I come up with as I have only sold 15 servers out of who knows how many other computers. None of the customers have returned a phone call or email saying they have had a problem. If you want SSDs how many and how large do you find best? How about the maximum and installed (as mentioned) memory? Processor speed? Expansion?

If I am slightly confusing anyone in any way feel free to say :P Am only expanding ideas to more out of the box suggestions...

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