Been doing some searching. Considering the situation that I am going to run most of the MS Server products inside those VMs with a 64 bit host OS, I will go with any reasonably fast memory. I think I need not go for those with least latency ratings as they are mainly meant for Gaming folks. Right? Correct me if I am wrong. Also suggest which RAM is going to be good. I am too confused looking at the ratings out on the web.
Regarding processor, I am kind of drifting more toward Q6600 ($ 210- about Rs. 8500)unless someone can point out any distinct benefit of going with Q9450 ($380+). Check the following (Though mostly gaming performance which is not my primary concern but stability).
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Review » Page 16 - Conclusion: - Overclockers Club Intel 45nm 2.66ghz Quad-core Processor Tested - OverclockersClub Forums
What to choose between WD Caviar & Seagate Barrauda? Even there, Seagate has 2 options; 7200.11 (For Performance) & ES series (For Reliability)? Which one do you suggest. How about the boot/system partition on a faster drive and keeping the data on a RAID 0 made of something like Barracuda ES / WD Caviar.
Seagate's Barracuda ES hard drive - The Tech Report - Page 1
One funny thing I came across was no shop in Vashi (New Bombay) was stocking Seagate. They say that WD has a better onsite support (Is that RMA?) and that is why they prefer selling WD by majority.
Also, do we get any Dual-Processor board for C2D or C2Q? Just curious if there is any MP possible with these components.