ALR 6x6 Rack Mount Case w/PSs

[wbierman]

Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1265138850

I'm sorely tempted to head down this road. If I could just find 6 matching PPro 200s with the 1Meg cache. That would be something...

[pelligrini]

Try http://www.compgeeks.com/products.asp?cat=CPU

You'll still need to get the Tri-cpu cards, VRMs, memory card, serial card, the proper simms or dimms, HSFs, and the rackmount board.

[MechCD]

I have that temptation back again, and I still don't have the cash.....

Der, waiting fer that 3 day fedex from jodie... its been 4-5 days???

[pelligrini]

wbierman,
If you are seriously considering a 6x6 I've got some other leads on parts and such.

The guy's that have the rack case up on eBay do tend to have their stuff overpriced, I haven't seen too many of their auctions where the reserve was met.

The PII overdrives are getting cheaper too. I found a good source that has them for $49 sometimes with free shipping too. Those chips are only 512k cache, but are running at 333mhz and have MMX.

[wbierman]

Thanks for all the help. I've seen lots of the parts but not many cases. With these types of decisions, I tend to gravatate towards the "most bang for the buck." The ALR 6x6 would be very cool to have but I'm thinking more now towards purchasing 6 AMD 1.4 T-birds. Their price has dropped dramaticly this past week. Almost a price war between all the dealers. Or, AMD is getting ready to intoduce new product. Which ever it is... I like it!

Since you have at least one of these... what is the v0.99 benchmark for a 99aa WU per CPU?

[pelligrini]

If you're looking for the "most bang for the buck" the ALR route sure isn't it. Those 6x6's are much like having a big power boat, a fun place to spend a whole lot of money. I'd really hate to add up how much I've spent on the things. I think all the flashing lights are hypnotizing (sp?) me. My office does have a nice green hue when the lights are out :D

I'm really considering taking the AMD road for my next purchase, especially with the really low prices. I've been sticking with Intel because I really like the part interchangability. That's some of the reason for all my P-Pro junk, very swapable.

I'll take a look at some of my .gah files when I get home to check out some of the times. Generally the overdrives take 20-22 hrs for the higher-mid size genes, been a while since I've really looked at the times.