My .02 cents:<br><a href="http://www.pacificgeek.com/">http://www.pacificgeek.com/</a> is always having sales on old server-room tech. Keep an eye on their "nooner" deals.<br><br>Also, depending on what you're doing you may not need to worry about virtual-capable CPUs. I have a VM server @ home too. It runs off a P4-D 3.0GHz dual core x64 w/ no visualization capabilities. It's a file server and CrashPlan backup host as well as a VMWare Server host that runs a webserver, android build-box, sometimes a minecraft server when I have time to play with it, and a few other part-time VMs.<br>
<br>6GB of RAM ('cause it's what I had) and 3 HDD's (2x640GB, 1x 1.5TB) and it's good to go.<br><br>I seriously need to post pix of this build. I'm quite proud of it, or would be if I was adept at setting up LCDProc to do what I want it to.... I need to find a way to make a functioning menu to detect mount state and mount/unmount one of the drives in my SATA hot swap bay. (1.5TB backup drive...would like to use menu to remove it and take it out of the house when I leave so I have my back up "off site" or eventually so I can swap in either 1 of 2 drives to keep one offsite and another in the box).<br>
<br>Damn I can't wait for HDD's to get cheap again. My PC (not the server) is running out of room again!<br>