I fancy playing around with something a bit different and have been browsing a well known auction site and come across a few server/workstations using the old socket 603 xeons and RDRAM RAM. Most come with around a 2ghz chip (Some 2 CPUs) and around 512mb-1gb RAM.
Would this be sufficient for playing back SD video (VOBs from HDD over a LAN)? I assume it will and Windows XP wont be too sluggish.
I also thyought that when I fancy goign to full HD then I coudl retire this setup to server duties and then get a full dual core setup.
Base units seem to be going for around £60 with the above setup and 18gb SCSI drive and dual head GFX card.
A good idea or not?
Would this be sufficient for playing back SD video (VOBs from HDD over a LAN)? I assume it will and Windows XP wont be too sluggish.
I also thyought that when I fancy goign to full HD then I coudl retire this setup to server duties and then get a full dual core setup.
Base units seem to be going for around £60 with the above setup and 18gb SCSI drive and dual head GFX card.
A good idea or not?