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Originally Posted by zagi
Its not 8 physical CPUs, its a 2 CPU system
Its just running hyperthreading and dual core each is a factor of 2
2 (x2 ht) = 4
4 (x2 dual core) = 8 virtual CPUs that are listed in say /proc/cpuinfo
As far as hosts paying more for the same specs, yes that's true because they buy quality hardware that will last for years  Nothing wrong with a few good custom built machines if you know what you're doing. But what happens when 4 years down the line your Power Supply blows, will you have a spare one that will work in that chassis on hand?
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True, good call.
It's the latest technology and it shows. This thing has benchmark tests off the charts. Of course the $800 Intel mobo and 4 chunks of 1 gig ram help to.
I wouldn't pay an extra $1000 because it says dell, we buy names for our hardware because they know what they are doing not so when people look at the server they think it's cool.
Anyways Daniel can out build a Dell server in his sleep
