Buying Dell Server or Making own server

[crx]

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[kenrick]

I had experience this before with a client who insisted to buy parts from different vendors and have it assembled and this is for production servers like DC, DB server, exchange, etc. I was hired as IT consultant but they didn't listen to me. Bottom line is it cost them more than what it would have cost them if they had bought servers from reliable vendors like HP or Dell. I wouldn't advice it to anyone serious about productivity.

[EarlZ]

Good day,

We're thinking of purchasing a server package from Dell. I'm s hipping it from the US since it is very expensive here and takes about the same time.

Question:
If I buy a TYAN or ASUS server board, buy a server proc, and server ECC rams. . . is it going to be just as good as buying the server package from Dell?

Any inputs would be highly appreciated.

Salamat

Its gonna be significantly cheaper, a friend of mine recently bought a Tyan mobo w/c was on sale at newegg and 2x harpertowns, i think the board costed less than $200 the CPU was also on sale.

[Fern]

I had experience this before with a client who insisted to buy parts from different vendors and have it assembled and this is for production servers like DC, DB server, exchange, etc. I was hired as IT consultant but they didn't listen to me. Bottom line is it cost them more than what it would have cost them if they had bought servers from reliable vendors like HP or Dell. I wouldn't advice it to anyone serious about productivity.

@kendrick...... unsa imung preffered/ganahan nga brand snga servers?

my expereince..... wala ko prblema sa mga IBM .. but im sure naa pay mas nindot nga server brands nga mas nindot pa ug management tools? ma libog ko sa grabeh nga advertisement waaa

[Lunch]

actually, we bought both a dell server and made one with an asus server board, opteron 1354 and kingston ecc rams.

so far the assembled server somehow runs better and has more features (dual gigabit lan, parallel port, serial port, etc.)

[Kenshiro]

Get DIY parts for savings. For branded ones the support would be difficult if your here in the Philippines but if your in states get the branded ones since you would get all the support you could unlike here in the Phils.
Just my 2 cents