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Subject: Re: new computer for Chess ordered

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 08:04:38 02/06/05

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On February 05, 2005 at 15:32:19, Joachim Rang wrote:

>On February 05, 2005 at 12:15:32, Mike Byrne wrote:
>
>>Specs:
>>
>>Order number: 2139764363.0GHz/1MB Cache, Xeon, 800MHzFront Side Bus for
>>PowerEdge SC1420  Qty: 1 Unit Price: $874.24
>>[221-5681] 3.0GHz/1MB Cache, Xeon, 800MHzFront Side Bus for PowerEdge SC1420
>>[311-4063] ADDITIONAL SHROUD FAN ASSEMBLY
>>[463-3621] 1.0GB DDR2, 400MHz, 2X512MB 2RDIMMs for PowerEdge SC1420
>>[310-1680] Keyboard,104 Key,US,NMB,LC,MG
>>[320-0058] No Monitor Option
>>[463-3632] 80GB, SATA, 1 inch, 7.2K RPM Hard Drive for PE SC
>>[340-8975] 1.44MB, 3.5 in, Integrated Floppy Drive, PowerEdge SC
>>[420-5100] No Operating System,For Dell PowerEdge Servers,No Windows 2000
>>[310-4405] Logitech PS/2 2-button Mouse with Scroll, PowerEdge
>>[460-6604] On-Board NIC
>>[313-2397] 56K Internal Modem for PowerEdge and PowerEdgeSC, Conexant
>>[313-2755] 48X, CD-RW/DVD ROM DRIVE
>>[310-0438] Electronic Documentation on CD
>>[341-1035] Hard Drive Configuration #1 MotherBoard SATA, No RAID for PowerEdge
>>SC1420, 1 SATA Hard Drive
>>[950-8140] Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response,
>>Initial Year
>>[960-1305] DECLINED CRITICAL BUSINESS CRITICAL SERVER OR STORAGE SUPPORT
>>PACKAGE-CALL YOUR DELLSALES REP IF UPGRADE NEEDED
>>[900-9054] No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
>>[900-9997] On-Site Installation Declined
>>[463-7257] $ 100 MAIL IN REBATE 55306 Redeem within 30 days of ship date at
>>www.dell.com/bsd_rebates
>>[463-0742] Special Pricing Applied
>>
>>
>>Subtotal:   $874.24
>>Shipping:   $0.00
>>Tax:   $52.45
>>Total:   $926.69
>>
>>I will be installing a second  3.0GHz/1MB Cache, Xeon, 800MHzFront Side Bus
>>processor that I ordered online for $337.85.
>>
>>Windows XP Pro can now be purchased online for $49.95 (download only).
>>
>>Monitor:
>>
>>Dell E193FP,19 Inch Flat Panel19.0 Inch Viewable Image Size OptiPlex and
>>Precision Customer Install  Qty: 1 Unit Price: $307.55
>>
>>Subtotal:   $307.55
>>Shipping:   $14.00
>>Tax:   $19.29
>>Total:   $340.84
>>
>>Total cost of dual 3.0 Ghz Intel Xeon Server, 19" Flat Screen monitor delivered
>>w/OS installed:
>>
>>Cash              $1,317.47
>>Mail-in rebate      (100.00)
>>                  ----------
>>Net Cost          $1,217.57
>>                  =========
>>
>>This is about $800 less than what I paid for in August 2001 for a dual 1.7 Ghz
>>Xeon.  The above pricing also reflects discounted pricing available for AICPA
>>members (about $100 in additional discounts).
>>
>>Unfortunately, it appears it will not be available in time for CCT 7.
>>
>>I project this unit as configured will have A Crafty Spec of 2217 when SMP
>>enabled, about 30% faster than a single Operton 150 running at 2.4 Ghz.  This
>>should be 2x of my current dual 1.7 Dell Workstation.
>>
>>http://www.spec.org/osg/cpu2000/results/res2004q2/cpu2000-20040503-03003.html
>>
>>Enabling Hyperthreading in the bios could increase the Crafty spec faster, but I
>>am not sure by how much.  (The Intel 3.0 processors above are HT compatible,)
>>http://www.spec.org/osg/cpu2000/results/res2004q4/cpu2000-20041101-03494.html
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Michael
>
>
>An AMD Opteron 244 boxed, 1.8GHz (OSA244BOX) is the same price as a Xeon 3.00
>Ghz and has equal performance in 32Bit-Mode and better performance in
>64-Bit-Mode.
>
>regards Joachim

Joachim

Thanks -- out of all the comments received, it was your post that led me to
believe I can get pricing for a dual Opteron.

revised system  -> http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?409801

A large heartfelt thanks,

Michael




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