My New Baby:

-- Precision Workstation T3500 Tower

-- Processor: Intel Xeon Processor W3565(8M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 4.80 GT/s)

-- 6 GB DDR3 ECC RDIMM 1333MHz (3 DIMMs)

-- 2GB NVIDIA Quadro 4000, Dual Monitor, 2DP & 1DVI

-- Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit

-- 300 GB SATA Hard Drive (10K RPM)

-- 16X DVD +/- RW Drive

-- Integrated Intel chipset SATA 3.0Gb/s controller

All for under $2K with Dell's 3 year Business Warranty.

You cannot beat that! And there is room to grow!! I wanted dual processors and another 6 GB Ram, but then I might have sat on the street begging.

Not bad!

Of course, building it yourself would've saved a couple hundred, and allowed you to run some dual socket goodness for a similar price.

Not bad!

Of course, building it yourself would've saved a couple hundred, and allowed you to run some dual socket goodness for a similar price.

Yeah right!

MOBO - $350

Proc - $750

Video Card - $750

Retail.

Mobo: 259.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131378&cm_re=asus_workstation-_-13-131-378-_-Product

CPU: 389.99 (Two for 780) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117185&cm_re=xeon_5520-_-19-117-185-_-Product

Video Card: 488.88 (Lenovo model) http://www.supplysale.com/Item.aspx?sku=0046878113OP&sgd=330d319d317d317d308

The CPU's speed is slower, but not by much. And then, if speed is a concern, you could always spring for an EVGA SR-2 which supports overclocking, albeit at a greater cost than the Asus board.

Edited March 13, 201115 yr by FAPTurbo

Damn!