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Dual Quad-Core workstation on a budget – part 2

Posted on December 21, 2008 by admin

In my last post I wrote about trying to obtain a dual quad-core workstation on the cheap, I wrote that buying a new bare-bones dual Xeon setup (case, power supply and empty motherboard)  would run $500-$700. Well the reason I started this article is … Continue reading →

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Dual Quad-Core workstation on a budget – part 1.

Posted on December 5, 2008 by

I use a Dell precision 490 at work, and it’s wonderful. Two Quad-Core 2.0GHz Xeon E5335′s, 4GB RAM, Raid 0 Striped HDDs. With 8 cpu’s I can run a lot of virtuals and still use the machine.  But I’ve been spoiled by this machine,  and now I … Continue reading →

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