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  1. #11
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    list it gore! lets see what you have under the hood
    im poor being i dont have a job yet but this is what i have

    xbox running gentoo linux for xbox

    512 ddr2700
    amd xp 2000
    gforce 4 mx 440se w/ 64 ddr
    sound blaster audigy with digital output
    zip 100
    dvd-rw cdrw drives
    32 gig raid

    2.6 celeron with 256 SDRAM
    6gig hdd
    2 vodoo2 running together for graphics
    cmedia 6 channel sound

    dell optiplex Piii 450
    4 gig hdd
    32meg bultin video
    built in sound

    mac powerpc 5500/225
    3gig hdd

    socket 370 with a VIA C3 1ghz
    5 gig hdd
    512 SDRAM
    built in video
    built in sound

    P4 2.2 ghz
    dual channel pc3200 1gig ram (512x2)
    sata raptor hdd
    built in sound
    built in video

    P3 500 gateway solo 9300 laptop
    15.1 inch screen
    6gig hdd

    ps2 with linux http://www.playstation2-linux.com

    a 486 with 500meg hdd

    an apple ][e

    enough random parts to make another ghetto yet fully working computer
    work it harder, make it better, do it faster, makes us stronger

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    ok i have decided to get a normal computer and turn it to a server

    i have some quistions=

    1.will it take up alot of energy (need to know for energy bill)
    2. Will it get very hot
    3.How am i going to cool it down
    4. Ok i am thinking of using a rounter with it if i do that i will be shareing internet with 3 computers including the server will it slow down performance in any way for the othere computers or the internet speed



    ps i have bandwith

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    deos it matter how much ram i put in the computer?

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    Originally posted here by disturb
    ok i have decided to get a normal computer and turn it to a server

    i have some quistions=

    1.will it take up alot of energy (need to know for energy bill)
    2. Will it get very hot
    3.How am i going to cool it down
    4. Ok i am thinking of using a rounter with it if i do that i will be shareing internet with 3 computers including the server will it slow down performance in any way for the othere computers or the internet speed



    ps i have bandwith
    1. Uhhh, that depends what hardware you use. It's not like a PC is going to make your bills suddenly sky rocket.

    2. Maybe. Will the room it's stored in be properly cooled?

    3. A random guess would be with a heat sink, a good fan, and lots more fans, or water cooling. Or you could do like they do in Main Frames.

    4. Can depend on the ISP or so I'm told. And you can't expect to hook 4 machines up to your connection without t slowing down. It will slow down to ... Well, whatever load you have running on the other machines. It's not like you get more bandwidth free just because you hook up more machines. The internet speed isn't going to change. You'r WAN stays the same, but depending what the other machines do, well, if you have all 3 machines downloading movies and you want to download updates or something on the server, well, yea of course it will slow down.


    RAM Matters more than processor.

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