[geeks] value of PIII PC servers

[Micah R Ledbetter]

On Jun 12, 2006, at 19:32, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:

> Mon, 12 Jun 2006 @ 18:00 -0400, Patrick Giagnocavo said:
>
>>> Is a 2400 with a pair of 700-800MHz CPUs worth $300?
>>
>> I would say not, unless it was loaded with disk and RAM.
>
> I didn't really word the question right.  It should have been split  
> into
> "are they any good", and "if it had a lot of RAM, etc".
>
> I'm not hung up on the PE 2400 or the Kayak XU800, it just happens  
> I was
> able to get their technical documentation, and the hardware is the  
> kind
> of thing I'm looking for: dual CPUs, dual PCI busses, decent  
> motherboard
> I/O (for the time period), and seem to be reliable.

just be careful of XU800 RAM boards that take RAMBUS, like mine. I'd  
love to get CPUs for it and boot it up... except for that :(
(the RAM board can be replaced without replacing the motherboard, but  
good like finding one.)

  - Micah