I've been considering what I should get...should I get a blade server, mainframe, or just try to make my own custom computer?
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I've been considering what I should get...should I get a blade server, mainframe, or just try to make my own custom computer?
Depending entirely on your own expertise ..........
Build your own is the ONLY way to go .................
If it F**ks up, remember, it was YOU who built it :D
Hmm...interesting. Would you know any resources on building a mainframe, and on building a blade server?
Oh Jeez .......
Now you're asking ..............
I feel safe on building for myself, and maybe for clients [PC only]
servers take this to a different level, in that you are building to a 24/7 runtime.
also they require a higher standard of kit, again because of their constant use.
I could only suggest search the archives here at AO, or maybe someone better equipped to respond will drop in.
But, just to throw it into the mix ?
IBM certainly do a damn fine TV advert for their blade technology.
not an advert here, just a link :
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver...more_info.html
What do you need? I'll build you one. It depend what you need..
Heh...an ambitious project is what I have! I want 4(yes, 4)Blade servers. I want them to store data and such(acting as a hyped up computer accessed through a router), but I want one to be used as a server for the internet. And then...would you like to make the blades(I might be able to do it)?
So basically, you want for 50,000$ of hardware to
1) Store Data?
2) WebServer?
How much data do you need to store? Raid 5? How much users will access your server from the Internet? What kind of website do you store? PHP/SQL?
If you want your hardware to fulfills the job at 100%, you need to tell us exactly the big line of your project in detail and what you except your server to be able to handle in data, processing, etc.
Hmmm...I think I'll go with one blade server for holding data right now, since I can't afford otherwise :lol: How much space and how many servers do you think I could [potentially] have?
Draxx - There are still a lot of questions that you need to answer before we can suggest good specifications for your uses. (I think SDK will use this information to make you a bid on building it for you -- of course you could build it yourself if you are comfortable and know how to go about doing this) A computer that may make a good Office PC would probably never be an awesome 3D gaming PC. To provide specifications/recomendations that are meaningful for you, we need at least:
* Use for the Computer ( Home PC / Gaming / Graphics-Video-3d Workstation / Headless Server / Etc)
* Storage Space Needed / Use ( General Home Use / Small Business Use / Video Editing-Processing / Gaming / Home Media Server (HTPC) )
* Type of Storage Needed / Use ( General Home Use / Small Business Use / Video Editing-Processing / Fast-Loading Gaming / Archiving Business Information )
* Special Notes ( Web Server / FTP Server / Operating System / Home Media Server (HTPC) / Portable / Redundancy / 64bit Processors / Anything you can think of )
* Expected Budget
Basically, tell us what you will use it for. The more we understand what you want it to do, the better we can tell you if it can be done:
Will this be the server that will hold DVD quality video for Home Theater PC Nodes? Will this hold critical business information on it? Will this beast be hard at work doing video processing, and is there a centralized location for that video (and do you need one built also?)? Do you want a gaming computer to run the latest games silky smooth (or will you play older games comfortably) or is this going to run PowerPoint/Excel/Word?
Hi Draxx,
Tim and Foxy are right, we would need a lot more information on functionality requirements.
Please do not think me rude, but what experience do you have of building hardware?
Seriously, forget about building a mainframe..............................415v triple phase?...........I would personally look at second user mid-range machines like the IBM AS/400.
Have you considered clustered servers?
It all depends on what you are wanting to do.................
Thank Tim!
Bah, its not rude! I have some experience with dealing with hardware...with some training I could build my own system in a couple of months(if I had the parts).Quote:
Please do not think me rude, but what experience do you have of building hardware?
But back to the subject matter at hand. I want a really kick ass home PC, but I want it to be state of the art. I thought that perhaps a blade server could function as the hard drive...hmm, maybe I was wrong :( At any rate, I would like to get a server too(later on), but now I want a decked out PC. Out of curiousity, is it feasible to have instead of hard drives to have blades?
Side not: for USB connections, is there a slot on the motherboard or something? Because I want as many USB 2.0 connections as I can have.
Back to matter at hand: I was thinking of having the general outline of the computer as follows
- 3.4 GigaHz Processor
- DVD/CD-RW
- 1 Terabyte of Space
- The best modem/ethernet card avail.
- 1 gig RAM
In what neighborhood would this run? And what neighborhood does a blade server run? And does any blade server run any blade?
Thanks for answering my random questions everyone!
You still don't answer to any question Tim_Axe or I ask. I'll try asking again if you don't answer me, well, I will not answer you back. I'm tired of asking the same freaking question.
Question 1: What do you want to do with your computer?
Question 2: What is your budget?
Build it in a couple of months?
Better of having it done for you....
What about www.alienware.com
I thought I answered the first question, I want it to use it for a PC, more specifically programming and some gaming.Quote:
Question 1: What do you want to do with your computer?
Question 2: What is your budget?
My budget is up to 5 grand, but cheaper in price is preferable.
You allready ask that question here
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...414#post812414
I gave you the answer in the same thread.
The only real advantage I ever saw to blade servers is... space.
Right now AMD is probably one of the best choices for upgrading. They are going to have Dual Core CPU's come out in the 3rd Quarter of 2005, as well as Intel. The advantage with AMD is that it will be compatible with existing hardware.
I *think* that Dual Core CPU's will be introduced on Socket 939 and definately on Socket 940. I have no idea about Socket 754.
Anyways, if you go AMD64 and Socket 939/940, by the end of 2005 you'll be able to buy Dual Core processors to essentially double the processing power of your computer. It won't have a large impact in games since those don't scale in performance with extra processors, but video processing and some other multi-threaded tasks will see large improvements. At these levels though, it would be pointless for a file-server because file-servers generally do quite well even if they are an old Pentium 3 500MHz system. It would make for one heck of a workstation, however.
Anyways, look at AMD. At some point in time I or someone else should figure out which platform's Dual Core will come to (939/940) and provide some recommended hardware. As far as everyone has been told by AMD, it will be possible to "drop in" Dual Core processors into current motherboards. Intel can't do the "drop in" and would need you to upgrade motherboards also. Food for thought. Cheers.