> From: "Joe Landman" <landman@scalableinformatics.com> > Reply-To: bioclusters@bioinformatics.org > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:30:51 -0400 > To: bioclusters@bioinformatics.org, biodevelopers > <biodevelopers@bioinformatics.org> > Cc: Ognen Duzlevski <maketo@sdf.lonestar.org> > Subject: Re: [Bioclusters] opteron vs xeon quad cpu boxes > > On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:35:15 +0000 (UTC), Ognen Duzlevski wrote >> Hi, >> >> we are looking at a quad-cpu server for our bioinformatics apps like >> multithreaded clustalw, blast and some in-house multithreaded >> application I developed over time. >> >> I noticed that I can get a basic 8GB RAM 4xOpteron 848 with a RAID >> controller and a couple of hdds for close to $17,000. At the same time >> it looks like I can get a 4xXeon MP 2.7Ghz with the same ram/hdd >> configuration for close to the same price. > > Really (quad opteron price)? Parts alone for those units in that config will > be > pretty close to $16000. We have built a few custom units for various > customers. The problem is memory pricing. Keeps fluctating. Check the > actual > config pricing with the vendor and get a quote. Joe, That price seems right to me. We just purchased a Quad Opteron (although it was with 846, not 848 cpus). It is a Newisys 4300; we purchased through Colfax International. 4 X Opteron 846 (2.0 GHz) 16 GB (8 X 2GB) PC2700 DDR ECC 4 X 73.5 GB 10K SCSI w/ Ultra320 SCSI RAID (space for 2 more hot swap drives) N+1 Power 3U Enclosure 3 Yr. NBD Parts/Depot Return Labor No OS installed $16,750 + S&H We had this exact same system (Newisys 4300) bid by 3 different vendors. Vendor #2 was only slightly higher while vendor #3 was $4,000 more. Kevin M. Carr ************************** Systems Administrator Genomics Technology Support Facility 202-D Biochemistry Bldg. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Ph: (517) 353-6794 Fax:(517) 353-8638 **************************