lowest: Cost Monthly Pentium-D 805 2.66 LGA775 $90 $10 Athlon X2 3600+ 1.9 AM2 $90 $10 Medium: Xeon 3050 2.13 LGA775 $235 $26.11 Opteron 1214 2.2 AM2 $246 $27.33 Common: (i) Asus P5M2-M $225 $25 (a) Asus M2N-LR $215 $23.88 Antec SLK3000 B stock $25 $2.77 Ram x2 Seagate ES x2 High: Xeon 5130 S 771 $353 $39.22 Opteron 2216 2.4 F $380 $42.22 (i) Asus DSBF-DE $330 $36.66 (a) Asus KFN4-DRE $315 $35 Seagate ES x4 Antec CS600 B-stock $40 $4.44 Common: Enermax EG701AX-VE 600W EPS12V $120 $13.33 Options: Cost Monthly To Cust Base -> Upg 3Ware 9650SE-2LP $200 $22.22 $25 3Ware 9650SE-4LPML $350 $38.88 $50 3Ware 9650SE-8LPML $550 $61.11 $100 Seagate ES ST3250620NS $83 $9.22 $15 Seagate ES ST3400620NS $140 $15.55 $25 $10 Seagate ES ST3500630NS $180 $20 $35 $20 Seagate ES ST3750640NS $310 $34.44 $45 $35 Intel Pro/1000 PT EXPI9300PTBLK (single port) $35 $3.88 $5 Intel Pro/1000 PT EXPI9402PTBLK (dual port) $150 $16.66 $20 DDR2: Crucial 512M Non-ECC DDR2-667 CT6464AA667 $34 $3.77 $10 Crucial 1GB Non-ECC DDR2-667 CT12864AA667 $60 $6.66 $20 Crucial 2GB Non-ECC DDR2-667 CT25664AA667 $242 $26.88 $50 Crucial 1GB ECC DDR2-667 CT12872AB667S $118 $20.88 $40 Crucial 2GB ECC DDR2-667 CT25672AB667 $320 $35.55 $60 FB-DIMM: Crucial 1GB FB-DIMM ECC DDR2-667 CT12872AF667 $125 $13.88 $25 Crucial 2GB FB-DIMM ECC DDR2-667 CT25672AF667 $365 $40.55 $50 Crucial 4GB FB-DIMM ECC DDR2-667 CT51272AF667 $1350 $150 $200 + Contract AMD: Total Monthly* Months @ price* Low: 684 76 6.8 @ 100 Mid: 892 99 5.9 @ 150 High: 2039 226 6.8 @ 300 Intel: Low: 694 77 6.9 @ 100 Mid: 891 99 5.9 @ 150 High: 2028 225 6.8 @ 300 Monthly is calculated with 9 month time to paid off Months is calculated assuming no cost for power, space or bandwidth Formula for addons: $cost / 9mos rounded to even-ish #