New Database Server Going Up

I've just finished building what is soon to become my new primary MySQL server. It's a dual CPU, dual-core AMD64 running at 2 GHz each. I've put 8 GB of RAM in it right now, but the board will support up to 64 GB. It's running three Raptor 10,000 RPM SATA drives in a Linux RAID 0 (striping) for performance. No, there's not a mirror or checksum because not only will it have daily off-machine backups but will also be replicating to a backup database server when it's up and running.

I've configured network bonding, so it effectively has a 2 Gbps connection to the network. Right now I'm doing some serious load testing on the Raptor's since I've had issues in the past with them on another chipset motherboard. So far so good!

This server has been a pain in the rear, simply because finding a power supply that would work with the board wasn't easy. It requires no only the 24 pin power, plus the 4 pin power, but another 8 pin power connector as well that is different from the 8 pin power connectors I had on another supply. I've learned that power supplies and motherboards don't clearly mark what is what when you're looking at product spec pages online.