>Before any possible answer can be given, the first question must be: What >do you plan to do with it? You'r right, but I have to begin somewhere. This hardware is intended to be a terminal server for at least 40 users driven with LTSP.for BBx Pro-5 and Bbj applications Need fast and huge storage, 2 lan fast connexions. No intensive mail or web browsing, 1 or 2 outside (xtranet ) users; back-up will be on an SLR-100 tape drive The load for 20 users and for the last 6 years with RH9 is actually supported by a MOTHER BOARD : MSI KT-3 ULTRA DDR 333(3) CE (ATX form) CPU : AMD-2100 XP memory : 2 DDRam 333 (512MEG) for a total of 1024meg 1 scsi controller adaptec 29160 SCSI 3 hard disc SEAGATE CHETAH ULTRA SCSI-ULTRA-320 LVD (68 pin) It have been enough for that tme but users number is raising and by the way an upgrade of the computing capacity will be usefull. I checked recently for an ASUS S775 P5Q-VM G45 PCIE MOTHERBOARD with an INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9550 2.83G/1333/12M/S775 with SATA hard disc no Raid I doesn't seem to be a server board and I'm not shure of that choice. --- Michel Donais