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Originally Posted by Lasereth
If you don't want anything for gaming or "any of that stupid shit," then why do you want a processor for it? You could spend $500 total and easily craft a PC that will run your server apps as good as a dual core P4. If you're not gonna game, it doesn't really matter what you have as long as it has 512 MB of RAM or more.
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Quoted for truth.
Also, why go Intel, ESPECIALLY for a cost-effective machine (though after 12 years of work in IT, including years of PC assembly, I still prefer AMD in almost any utilization)? You just need a box to run Win2k3 on?
AMD Sempron 2500+ $65
ASUS K8U-X Mobo $45 (built-in audio and ethernet)
Radeon 7000 Video (any manf.) $35
Patriot 512MB x 1 DDR333 $35
Lite-On ATAPI DVD-ROM $20
Hitachi Deskstar 80GB $50
Rosewill ATX Case w/ 300W PS $25
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Total $275
This is, of course, assuming no tax or shipping (newegg.com has these prices and VERY reasonable shipping costs) and that you are using a trial of Win2k3 from one of your course material books or so and assuming you have a KB and mouse. KB and mouse can be had for $5-10 each. *shrug*