Microwulf: Hardware Manifest


This page provides a detailed list of the hardware components we used to build Microwulf. Prices given are from Jan 1, 2007, and were at that time lower than those available from newegg.com.

Component Product Unit Price Quantity Total
Motherboard MSI K9N6PGM-F MicroATX $80.00 4 $320.00
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AM2 CPU $165.00 4 $660.00
Main Memory Kingston DDR2-667 1GByte RAM $124.00 8 $992.00
Power Supply Echo Star 325W MicroATX Power Supply $19.00 4 $76.00
Network Adaptor Intel PRO/1000 PT PCI-Express NIC (node-to-switch) $41.00 4 $164.00
Network Adaptor Intel PRO/100 S PCI NIC (master-to-world) $15.00 1 $15.00
Switch Trendware TEG-S80TXE 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch $75.00 1 $75.00
Hard drive Seagate 7200 250GB SATA hard drive $92.00 1 $92.00
DVD/CD drive Liteon SHD-16S1S 16X $19.00 1 $19.00
Cooling Zalman ZM-F3 120mm Case Fans $8.00 4 $32.00
Fan protective grills Generic NET12 Fan Grill (120mm) $1.50
+ shipping
4 $10.00
Support Hardware 36" x 0.25" threaded rods $1.68 3 $5.00
Fastener Hardware Lots of 0.25" nuts and washers     $10.00
Case/shell 12" x 11" polycarbonate pieces
(scraps from our Physical Plant)
$0.00 4 $0.00
Total $2,470.00

Non-Essentials

Component Product Unit Price Quantity Total
KVM Switch Linkskey LKV-S04ASK $50.00 1 $50.00
Total $50.00

Aside from the support and fastener hardware (purchased at Lowes), the fan grills and the KVM switch (purchased at newegg.com), all of these components were purchased through:

N F P Enterprises
1456 10 Mile Rd NE
Comstock Park, MI 49321-9666
(616) 887-7385

Since Jan 1, 2007, the prices of these components have dropped significantly, so that as of Aug 1 2007, Microwulf can be built for $1255 using components from newegg.com (and probably less by the time you read this).


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