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CPU for a simple file server

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Sikpupi

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Hi,

I'm in the process of building a pc for the closet, it will be housed in an Antec P150 and will have a few 500 gig hard drives.
OS is planned to be Windows Server (HOME) when it is available and it will have 2 gigs of Kingston DDR2 667Mhz (got it already cos it was cheap)
Motherboard will be the Intel DG965WH (currently in my HTPC but will be shifted over to the server)

Jobs will include backup service for my other machines, storing and sending HD movies to my HTPC and other machines, storing photos and MP3's and FTP duties.

Would the Intel E2180 be a bit weak for these purposes? The max amount of clients would be 5 at the very very most (if ever)

I currently have an E6400 in my HTPC, maybe another one of those?
 
A file server for 5 clients wouldn't need much processing power. The E2180 should easily handle what you've said it needs to do. Whats (probably) more important with the HD movies is network bandwith. I'd highly recommend you have Gigabit between the machines not just on the server.

I'd get the E2180 over the E6400, its 1/2 the cost.
The only real difference between them it seems is the cache size is 1MB vs. 2MB , FSB is 800MHZ vs. 1066 and the speeds aren't very far apart.
 
you don't have to wait for Windows Home Server (WHS) - its been available for weeks now - http://mswhs.com/2007/10/09/us-stock-of-windows-home-server/

Also, your specced machine is WAY overkill for WHS - you could get away with a 1ghz VIA processor... many beta testers ran it on slower than 800 mhz.

I have to find a way to plug my FS thread here - so have a look at http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1236308 - if you'd go with that as your PC, you could save energy consumption costs - I had it running with a single 500 gig drive and a CDrom at 30 watts according to my Kill-A-Watt - you would have to upgrade the 256 megs to at least 512 to meet WHS's requirements.
 
Thanks for confirming my thoughts, I leave my E6400 alone and order the E2180 for the server.

Gigabit network is already installed in the house :)
 
teststrips said:
I have to find a way to plug my FS thread here - so have a look at http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1236308 - if you'd go with that as your PC, you could save energy consumption costs - I had it running with a single 500 gig drive and a CDrom at 30 watts according to my Kill-A-Watt - you would have to upgrade the 256 megs to at least 512 to meet WHS's requirements.
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Thanks for the offer, sorry to say that I am in Finland, otherwise I would be interested in that as a media client.
Thanks for pointing out that WHS is available, nobody seems to know about it here, might have to order it from the UK.
 
Unless you are doing streaming media on your WHS, you can go with a hella slow cpu.
I have one of mine running on dual Pentuim 3s, and that virtually with no problems.
WHS is a load of fun to run Virtually BTW!

 
I run Freenas on an old AMD K7 500 MHz with 256 MB RAM. It does everything you want to do except automated backups.
 
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