C2D or Xeon for home file server

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DDuckMan

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I getting ready to set up a server which will probably run Windows Home Server. It will have a 2TB RAID6 array (hardware) to start and be used almost strictly as a file server for media files. A maximum of 3 PCs will access it at once but that may entail HD video streaming and to one PC while another accesses video files for editing.

I would like to make it as energy efficient as possible without sacrificing performance, so I planning to use an E8200 or E8400 45nm C2D processor. I see that there are several 45nm Xeons now with the similar speed, cache, and power ratings (a couple have 12MB cache). They are also about the same price, so is there any reason I should use one of the Xeons instead?
 
E8400 and X3110 are the same CPU (but for the identification). Use the one with the better price or availability.

Don't get carried away and get some superduper XEON MB+CPU and end up with performance you don't need while paying a fortune.
 
Does the Xeon use FB-DIMMs? If so get the C2D, else get the cheaper one. You could do this sort of a build with an old chip you have lying around.
 
A file server doesn't really do much computation, even a c2d is overkill for 3 clients.
 
Thanks. I didn't think I needed the speed. I mainly like that they only burn 2.5w idle and 30w max.
 
Go with the C2D for your application.
 
for a file server that does nothing ,get a celeron .. or even an amd 5000+ BE :)
 
that's gonna be sweet, i'd love to have a badass fileserver like that in my house for that kind of use... i have an old dual Katmai Pentium 3 600/512/100 machine for a fileserver that i use, im thinking about someday getting a second cable modem installed and doing some kind of load balancing or something with it...that would be cool... 2 8mbps/4mbps cable modems would be the shiz.
 
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