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Originally posted by keyDet79
I don't think so, large DBs require lots of RAM, *fast* RAM (but dual servers only accept ECC/REG memory anyway). Also, a RAID is only interesting if you need a *fast* drive (serving movies or large files for example), if you are serving html or php you probably need faster access times and less speed (ie SCSI or Serial ATA if your budget is smaller). Also keep in mind Xeon 2.0 has a much slower bus than the new generation 2.4. Always go for that one instead of 2.0. For the rest liquidmoe was right.
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How exactly are you getting faster access time with less speed?
and the Xeon 2GHz was an example of a box in service already, not a shopping list for a new SQL box.
When building hardware for general internet consumption & use it has been my experience that using IDE drives is french for go back to the store 2 monthes from now and buy SCSI this time, they are built for multi-user(process) reads & writes, an IDE drive just can't take the beating (for long). You can put the OS on an IDE but anything served should be on a SCSI...
