Re: build really fast server question

From: John Hines (jbhines_at_newsguy.com)
Date: 10/30/03 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:39:05 -0600

"andreas" <secretone@nobodyknowsit.com> wrote:

>I would like to build a really fast FreeBSD 4.9 server. I would like to get
>suggestions on what hardware to use, which motherboard,cpus,memory to use.
>The server will be used to run MySQL on. Money is not an issue..

Lots of SCSI disks, to spread the load out, and lighten the cpu load for
I/O.

CPU and memory is cheap enough these days, multiple spindles are the key
to a fast system.

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