Comments on: What’s inside a Rack Server?

By: yuga

yuga — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:53:52 +0000

@john – we were at a resto in GB3 so this rig ain’t hooked up and running.

By: elmer

elmer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:40:58 +0000

@john.. yah they’re like blender when running… i have to put mine in the basement.

@jhay.. ur comparing apple to manga. servers usually are packed with computing power but poor in graphics processing.

By: John Alvero

John Alvero — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:14:06 +0000

Yuga failed to mention how much noise it generates. Unless you get one of those ultra silent 1U/2U servers, you are up to so many sleepless nights.

You can also build your own 1U/2U servers with off the shelf components. Get one of those Powerlogic 2U rack mountable case (costs around 6K). What is a rackmount server without a rack? So add a fabricated 42RU rack. (costs around 16K)

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:26:33 +0000

Technically you could buy a rack server, theyre expensive mosstly cause of the ram, hd and processor. there are though like standing case server from dell etc. theyre done like that cause of space and cabinets etc. you could have a desktop with that power, but would you need it?

By: nether

nether — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42:35 +0000

very amazing!

By: jhay

jhay — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:08:31 +0000

Not even those Mac desktops could match that horsepower.

By: Manny

Manny — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:04:26 +0000

2 great processors plus 24gig of ram, awesome if i got one, in my dreams…… ha ha