[lug] CPU comparisons

[George Sexton]

Yeah, and then they will also sell you the special Dell rackmount rails 
for $250.00.

Zan Lynx wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 11:32 -0600, Carl Wagner wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to build a server to run Debian on and would like to maximize the 
>> bang for the buck.
>> So the first thing I want to do is pick the CPU, and I think I want to 
>> stick with a Intel CPU.
>>
>> I see that I can get:
>>    Xeon Dual-Core - 5130 2.0 GHz 771 pin for $304
>>    Xeon Quad-Core 3210 2.13 Ghz 775pin for $252
>>   Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 Ghz 775 Pin $270
> 
> Dell was selling dual quad-core Xeon (8 cores!) systems for under $1,000
> not very long ago.  It was cheaper than buying the CPUs and RAM by
> themselves, let along the case and power supply and disk.
> 
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