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Boston Quattro 6000GP in Servers
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Verdict
Boston's new 2U rack server and AMD's Six-Core Opterons deliver an insane processing density that makes blade servers pale into insignificance, and all at a very competitive price.
Review Date: 1 Jun 2009
Price when reviewed: £9,995 (£11,494 inc VAT)
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| Details | |
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| Part Code | Quattro 6000GP |
| Review Date | 1 Jun 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £9,995 |
| Warranty | |
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| Warranty final | 3yr on-site |
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| Physical | |
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| Server format | Rack |
| Server configuration | 2U |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | AMD Opteron |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.40GHz |
| Processors supplied | 2 |
| CPU socket count | 8 |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Storage | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk configuration | 3 x WD GreenPower |
| Total hard disk capacity | 3,000 |
| RAID levels supported | 0, 1, 10, 5 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Gigabit LAN ports | 2 |
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| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Conventional PCI slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 1 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 0 |
| Power supply | |
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| Power supply rating | 1,200W |
| Noise and power | |
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| Idle power consumption | 630W |
| Peak power consumption | 1,026W |
| Software | |
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| OS family | None |
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