[galaxy-dev] reasonable linux box specs

Hi all

I'd like to set up a local installation of Galaxy on a dedicated linux machine. I've taken a look at the Galaxy "appliance", but since I'm the only one in my lab who will be using it, it's outside my price range.

I'm going to be doing RNA seq read mapping and differential expression analysis. Can anyone recommend some minimum specs for the machine? I understand that more memory/cores will enable faster processing, but I'm willing to wait overnight for results to save some cash. Any advice you have about this will be helpful!

Thanks, Andy