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I have ordered Octane2 RAM, a hard disk, and skins from Mashek Systems. Their prices are a bit high but there’s a warranty and you know exactly what you’re getting. Look around on eBay, as that’s your best bet for cheaper systems. Or take a look at the marketplace section of the forum here. SGI workstations aren’t cheap but my Octane2 was under $1k. These machines don’t exactly run much intensive software outside of 3D stuff, which is all obsolete now. So getting entry or mid range specs will allow you to play with the OS just fine without paying out the rear for top of the line rare parts you won’t even utilize for anything serious.