[CentOS] Best Motherboard
Rudi Ahlers
Rudi at SoftDux.com
Fri May 16 09:25:20 UTC 2008
Sam Drinkard wrote:
>
>
> Simon Jolle sjolle wrote:
>> On 05/15/2008 04:24 PM, Sam Drinkard wrote:
>>
>>> About 2 years ago, I build a server
>> [...]
>>
>> What are the advantages of building your own server comparing with
>> products from HP, Dell and IBM? Is it cheaper?
>>
>> I never heard of DIY server hardware market.
>>
>> cheers
>> Simon
>>
> Basically, I built it because I wanted certain components in/on the
> system and could not get it configured that way from any vendor. I've
> built every PC I've ever owned. I select components based on the type
> of use they would get, and the applications they are going to run. As
> for price, sometimes cheaper, sometimes more expensive depending on
> what you put in it, but in the end, when it all comes together, you
> have something to be proud of because you built it yourself.
>
> Sam
That's the way I prefer todo it as well :)
This way, whether it's a server or desktop, I know it will be easy &
cheaper to upgrade than using proprietary / pre-build systems like Dell
for instance.
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