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Fujitsu Siemens Primergy TX300 S4 in Servers
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Verdict
It may be big but the latest TX300 S4 delivers a fine specification, good design and value plus a special emphasis on low noise levels.
Review Date: 7 Apr 2008
Price when reviewed: £3,935 (£4,525 inc VAT)
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| Details | |
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| Part Code | Primergy TX300 S4 |
| Review Date | 7 Apr 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £3,935 |
| Warranty | |
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| Warranty final | 3yr on-site next business day |
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| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Server format | Pedestal |
| Server configuration | Pedestal chassis |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Xeon |
| CPU nominal frequency | 3.83GHz |
| Processors supplied | 2 |
| CPU socket count | 2 |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| RAM capacity | 64GB |
| Memory type | FBDIMM |
| Storage | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk configuration | 6 x Seagate Savvio 15k.1 2.5in SAS disks in hot-swap carriers |
| Total hard disk capacity | 438 |
| RAID module | LSI MegaRAID |
| RAID levels supported | 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Gigabit LAN ports | 2 |
| ILO? |
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| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Conventional PCI slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 2 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 4 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 0 |
| Power supply | |
|---|---|
| Power supply rating | 700W |
| Noise and power | |
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| Idle power consumption | 233W |
| Peak power consumption | 330W |
| Software | |
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| OS family | None |
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