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    Help Silent My Home Server

    I would try running the included fans at 5V. That is what I did for my 3U case. I however had issues with HDD temperatures afterwards and ended up scrapping the build and going to a quieter chassis. Still worth trying as it costs nothing. Just see what kind of temperatures you get.
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    $200 Build

    Yeah that's what I was thinking. I have no issues playing 1080p videos on my E8400 and Intel onboard video.
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    Boot Win7/Linux without disk via ZFS, iSCSI

    I do this at home although it is off of a Linux server. I use gPXE and dhcp server to get 3 clients network booting off of one SSD on the server. Good way to increase the performance without buying so many SSDs.
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    Budget VM workstation upgrade

    Hehe. I enjoy planning builds. I have no problems with more options. As for which Xeon..good question. Given the price difference I will most likely go with the 1230 because I assume it will help for compiling. Then again I haven't decided whether I want to do a server board setup or just the...
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    Budget VM workstation upgrade

    Thanks for the replies. Tony, I was leaning towards Intel onboard video for the simplicity and low power but that motherboard is looking great too. Now I can't decide! It has everything else I want and has the added bonus of dual Intel LAN which is a nice bonus for VMs. Also if I can't take...
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    Budget VM workstation upgrade

    I'm not completely new to PC building but I just haven't bought new hardware in a long time. I believe I chose sensible components based on my needs but I would appreciate a sanity check. $124.99 - Intel BOXDQ67SWB3 LGA 1155 Intel Q67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $46.99 -...
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