How would you build a server?

[Spam Butterfly]

Here's what I would put in it:
2Ghz Dual Processor G5
ATI Radeon 9800
Atto Express PCI UL4S SCSI card
Maxtor Atlas 10K Ultra 320 146Gb drive or Seagate Cheetah 10K Ultra 320 146Gb drive
SCSI cable and terminator.

Decklink Extreme - note that long runs of SDI need reclocking with this card.
Aurora Pipe or Aurora Pipe SDI

Powered USB hub.

Keyspan 4 Port High Speed serial interface.

emagic Unitor 8 MkII

Artistic Licence ArtNet box.

A couple of Kramer XGA DA's.

Depending on what environment that you use your Catalyst, you might want to add some decent scan converters too.

Hugh
Catalyst Test bloke.

[samsc]

The most important thing - and minimal thing to do - to a newly purchased G5 - is to add a second disc drive.

The software does not work well at all if you run content from the same drive as the one containing the system.

Internally - minimally - you can add a 10,000 rpm sata raptor drive
Or add a scsi card and drive.

Externally you should be looking to add a hard disc system.
External SCSI systems, are much safer at the moment.
SCSI is a well proven technology.

I think highend has put together some documentation - which is not available yet.