Server Sizing for SQL Server 2005

Hi Experts,
We are having a SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, we are planning to do a sizing of the server.
Do we have any standard tool or criteria which can be used to come up with an assessment of the hardware enhancement which can be proposed for the server which host SQL server 2005.
Also is there any standard recommendation when setting up a production environment which would host SQL Server
Joji

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