File server vs C2D PC

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grandpatzer

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I'm considering building a server consisting of atleast 4 3.5" harddrives.

I have my "old" PC which has a 2.7ghz C2D and 2gb of ram.

I was considering buying one of those complete systems like Qnap or something that only swallow harddrives for storage.

But really when I think about it, with buying a complete server I get these benefits:

* Less power consumption.
* Less noisy (in some cases)
* Smaller size
* cheaper (as I could sell the pc for some cash).

But I think the benefits of having a C2D pc are much better, also I could have the Harddrives connected directly to the motherboard for fast transfer between hardrives when necessary.
 
You probably won't improve on power consumption over a NAS appliance as they often use ARM processors etc which will always beat a c2d (espcially 65nm), however I'm myself replacing a NAS appliance as you will outgrow it quite quickly...
 
I would sell c2d and get some expandable eco setup.
a proper fileserver cant be built on couple years old workstation
power consumption will be way off, most likely expandablity too
 
asgards I see whe have the exact same mobo, how do you feel it functions in youre pc?

Have you connected youre fileservers to the PC with eSata?
 
the main problem I see with fileservers is the wery weak cpu, would it not be a option to just build a external enclosure for 4-8 3.5" hardrives?
 
740g boards on fileservers work as expected, totaly no problems using sil cards
some, if can call that a problem, with pcix cards, they override onboard drive lists so you cant set boot drive on onboard ports, running sys from controller
havnt used esata for fileservers, last time i checked linux needed reboot to activate esata, and reboots arent made for linux
 
as it is now I'm planning on putting 2 ecogreen 2tb in my primary pc and 2 ecogreen 2tb in 2 eSata enclosures.

I really hate having a noisy pc but those internal drives propably are shut down completely by windows 7 64 pro?
 
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