>My suggestion is to look at something like this:
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>http://www.abmx.com/1u-supermicro-amd-opteron-rackmount-server-p-210.html
>
>1U rackmount opteron from Supermicro that can have two dual core
>opterons and 4 drives and up to 16 gigs of ram. Supermicro server
>motherboards have always treated me well and performed well too.
>
>
I've had good experience with similar machines from Tyan :
http://www.tyan.com/products/html/gt24b2891.html