HOT HOT Compaq Pro workstation dual Xeon-Dual Monitor Card for $999 - DEAL OVER

[Ogewo]

how would a workstation like this, really any dual proc system, fair in gaming? i'm talking about games like quake, unreal, half life....the biggies.

if you put a GF3 500 in here how would it compare to a 2 gig p4 or a 1900xp SINGLE PROCESSOR SYSTEM? how about a dual athalon system? anyone know?

much appreciated,
gew

 

[dp004i]

Looks like some egay ferengis already jumped on it. Egay's gonna be flooded with those in a few days.

 

[hk29]

I have been looking at this for sometime. I do a lot of multitasking. Usually running photoshop, illustrator, cakewalk, a couple of IE windows, and outlook. THis seems like a great deal !! I wish I had the money to get this. I do feel somewhat hestiant especially since these xeons aren't the "real" onces. Anyplease I can go to see how much of a performance hit I will see? I realize that having dual PIII 933 is extremely powerful for this price, but I am just curious.

(as for the ebay auction ... that is some hike up. I just feel like putting an auction selling the link to compaq for it at $999 or what if I just shamelessly linked the site in the title of a fake auction If I see a lot of these show up at ebay, I think I will do it )

 

[manly]

<< how would a workstation like this, really any dual proc system, fair in gaming? i'm talking about games like quake, unreal, half life....the biggies.

if you put a GF3 500 in here how would it compare to a 2 gig p4 or a 1900xp SINGLE PROCESSOR SYSTEM? how about a dual athalon system? anyone know?

much appreciated,
gew >>



Well since most games are not multithreaded (Quake3 Arena is one of the very rare exceptions), this system would function more like a uni-processor P3-933.

So it'd still be real fast for games, but down the road the Athlon XP 1900+ will fare better.

 

[hk29]

(the ebay bid was cancelled ?!?)

What about running a Counter-strike or UT server?

 

[Hgabriel]

1) Dual processors are labeled as SMP. SMP enable apps and games are nt 4, win2k, xp pro, quake 3, photoshop, maya, 3dsmax, etc. Check with the app or game to see if it is programmed for SMP.

2) The best values on this PC are the Case, Power Supply, 18GB drive and the 2 CPUs. The case isn't sold separately. The PSU is powerful and designed to power a ton of crap.

You could build a rival to this PC using AthlonMP dualies, but to get similar features you're probably going to exceed the $999 price. When building your own, you don't get the Compaq warranty. It's quite helpful on machines of this caliber.

1 2ghz P4 running photoshop is slower than 2 P3-933 running photoshop. In other words, if the software is coded to utilize SMP, then it will smoke the P4.

I checked out Tekbargains and they have a link to get a dual capable Poweredge server from dell for $661. While this is good, the dell comes with 1 processor and a 1 year warranty. I think this machine is highly worth it for those of you not into building your own computers.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think Half Life or UT is coded for SMP. Therefore a server would only use 1 of the processors.

 

[hk29]

FYI .....

Dual PIII933 vs. Single Athlon 1.2

Dual PIII Xeon Review

 

[sleefer]

Thanks to swifty for finding a very nice deal. Mine shipped out today!

 

[Gunbuster]

Does this use drive mounting rails? if so does it come with them for all the bays?

 

[Carolina]

<< Looks like some egay ferengis already jumped on it. Egay's gonna be flooded with those in a few days. >>



yea, and even copy the HTML from Compaq!

check out item: 1309897992

 

[GetReal]

<< Does this use drive mounting rails? if so does it come with them for all the bays? >>



The SP750 does not use drive rails. One thing to note however, is that the SP750 like all Compaq equipment uses Torx type screws so you will need to Buy a 4-40 Torx screw driver if you do not already have one. I actually prefer the Torx screws as they provide a secure scredriver fit and and will the Torx screwdriver will not slip when you are tightening screws inside your unit.

Another nice feature of the SP750 that I have never seen in any other computer is that it has a small metal plate plate just under the internal drive bays that stores all the extra screws (24 I think) needed to mount any devices that you may want to add to the unit. Whenever you need to add a new drive or other internal device, you simply unscrew the needed extra screws from the plate.

 

[Hgabriel]

Buying something to sell on ebay for a profit is not wrong. Once you purchase something you can do whatever you want with it.

 

[dp004i]

<< Buying something to sell on ebay for a profit is not wrong. Once you purchase something you can do whatever you want with it. >>


Get a job ferengi!

 

[UltraWide]

<<

<< Buying something to sell on ebay for a profit is not wrong. Once you purchase something you can do whatever you want with it. >>


Get a job ferengi! >>



LOL

 

[Hgabriel]

I have a job. I keep some items, but at this time of year, all the stuff I buy is to get more presents for my family and friends.

Anyway, I don't need to prove anything to a troll.

 

[Cheese78CA]

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[wferrari]

Deal is over!

 

[sirsolo]

mine's on backorder

EDIT: Thanks for posting this, BTW!

 

[ATP]

Confusing. Anyone received shipping confirmation yet?
Mine ordered at 10:52:48 PM on 12/12/2001. Compaq says Cust. Quoted Delivery Date: 12/26.
Ship Via: UNITED PARCEL. Ship Complete : Yes. Tracking information not available.
Qty ordered: 1. Qty allocated: 1.

 

[swifty]

Confirmed - Deal is over
I will keep my eye out for more - If anyone has more updates - please let me/us know

 

[Hgabriel]

Thanks swifty for staying up to date on your deal. The subject updates are extremely helpful to saving bandwidth.

 

[wferrari]

<< Confusing. Anyone received shipping confirmation yet?
Mine ordered at 10:52:48 PM on 12/12/2001. Compaq says Cust. Quoted Delivery Date: 12/26.
Ship Via: UNITED PARCEL. Ship Complete : Yes. Tracking information not available.
Qty ordered: 1. Qty allocated: 1. >>



This is what I got in my e-mail:



<< Your order has been shipped. Please contact your Client Services
representative if you have any questions.

Item# Mfg Part#/Description Shipped B/O
-------- ------------------------------------------------- ------- -------
3485419 75M/933/512R8/18S US 1
470026-812
Tracking#: 1Z901AR7033722xxxx Carrier: UPS
Serial#: U148JB4Zxxxx >>



Apparently the memory type is PC800 RDRAM and not PC600. That would be good news!

 

[swifty]

WElcome Hgabriel - Anyone with more updates - please let us know if Compaq gives u any problems

 

[ATP]

Great. My baby has been shipped.

 

[Walay]

From the performance graph...i think my single xp 1900 would beat this system: )or atleast be the same...since the one in the comparisom is a 1.2ghz.

i am happy