Hardware Suggestions

[Michael Shafae]

Hi List,

I have a modest budget (less than $4K) to purchase a server that I  
would like to run FreeBSD on. I am an educational customer so I can  
get a little bit of a discount.

I need a system that will act as a host for my subversion repository  
and as the 'lab' web server (mix of static and dynamic pages) for me  
and my students. I will also need to use the system to host MySQL and  
PostgreSQL databases for students when I teach database courses. On  
occasion, a little bit of number crunching (triangular mesh  
processing) is done but nothing too terrible.

I would like at least 4GB of RAM and at least two CPU cores. My  
storage needs right now are modest (10 GB) but I expect this to grow  
by at least 1 GB per semester.

Currently I'm eyeing a Sun Fire X4200 M2, HP ProLiant DL365 or a Dell  
2950. If anyone has any feedback or suggestions I would greatly  
appreciate it.

Michael