Question For The Hosting Companies

We're getting ready to buy some new machines at a fairly hefty price from HP.  Of course, I'm not a hardware type guy and would just like an opinion of the machine.  I know some will like the brand, some of you will have another brand that you prefer, and that is fine.  These are the build specs on the machine which has been requested for a specific purpose.  Yes, Dolphin 6 & 7 will run on it, no we are not entering the hosting business, this is purely for our own personal R&D purposes.

So without further ado here is the specs on the machine we're looking to purchase.  No, you don't want to know the price tag.

-Configurable- HP ProLiant DL380 G6 Server   
Quad-Core Intel? Xeon? Processor X5570 (2.93GHz, 8M Cache, 95 Watts, 1333MHz)
HP 72GB PC3-10600R 9x8GB 2Rank Memory
Quad-Core Intel? Xeon? Processor X5570 (2.93GHz, 8M Cache, 95 Watts, 1333MHz)
HP 72GB PC3-10600R 9x8GB 2Rank Memory
Embedded P410i (SAS Array Controller)
HP 72GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 72GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 15,000 rpm Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 8-Bay Small Form Factor Drive Cage
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP 300GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10,000 rpm Enterprise Hard Drive
HP P410/512 BBWC Smart Array Controller
HP 1G Flash Backed Cache (For P410i)
(2) Embedded HP NC382i Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters
HP NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter - Low Profile
2 HP 1200W CS B HE Power Supply Kits
HP TPM Module Kit
HP ProLiant Foundation Pack
Integrated Lights Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Management
HP Standard Limited Warranty - 3 Years Parts and on-site Labor, Next Business Day
 

Of course, this is being built under Federal TAA Guidelines, meaning it will be a US assembled machine utilizing as much US only parts as possible, impossible to get one fully US parts.  We tried.  Yes, it's a big machine, figuring it should last us for quite awhile in the R&D area as we work with creating our own version of Dolphin. 

***Yes, I know it would take a long time to spend on hosting what this machine is going to cost me, it's not about the hosting price, it's being purchased for completely different purposes and so we can do what we do on a closed network system.