--- "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam at HiWAAY.net> wrote: > Chris Mauritz wrote: > > > William A. Mahaffey III wrote: > > > >> > >> .... does anyone onlist have any 1st-hand experience (good or bad) w/ > >> DirectDial.com for procuring computer components ? Thanks in advance > >> :-). I am interested in them as a potential source for parts to build an > >> Opteron box running Linux, probably CentOS, to bring this slightly on > >> topic .... > >> > > > > Never heard of them. For building whitebox systems, I've always had > > pretty good luck with Newegg.com or Monarchcomputer.com. Their prices > > are usually nearly the lowest and both provide a good variety of gear > > and have decent customer service. Also, if you just want to buy cheap > > whitebox rackmounts rather than build them from scratch, I've also had > > good luck with pogolinux.com and 8anet.com. If you need help > > integrating the system, shoot me an email off list. > > > > Cheers, > > > I like both NewEgg & Monarch, but neither has the mbd I am looking for > (Tyan Tomcat K8S, S2850G2N), so off into the weeds .... > > -- > William A. Mahaffey III > You can also try mwave.com.