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Quiet simple home server...what do I really need?

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AcusticThoughts

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I am cleaning up and getting ready to sell my current server. I am trired of it..it's big and clunky and uses a lot of electricity (dual tualatin with 1 gb ddr). It is really powerful and nice and wonderful...but I don't think I really need all that.

For a personal home server, what do I really need? This server will hold all my CDs which I am finally moving to MP3. It will hold a movie here and there (the one's I really like). And personal files. I want 24/7 uptime. And I want quiet and cool. I am also going to make it a domain controller. As well I want Linux compatibility (it will at first be a Win2k server but as my knowledge is growing...)

Will the VIA Eden chipset allow me something like this? I like fanless concept.

I know this sounds as if I want my cake and I want to eat it...and I do. Because we can in this wonderful day and age.

But I need to know what will do that?

What else do I need to tell you?
 
Basically you can use any mobo/cpu combo that'll allow you to downclock and undervolt your cpu. Some Duron/XP mobo combo ought to work nicely. This way you can use a slow/quiet HSF setup.

Now the question is...what decent inexpensive socket A mobo allows lowering vcore below default?
 
I don't wanna half ass a build here. I have a 9-5 job and pay some bills too...I want to buiild a solid proper machine.

I'm going to invest in a nice alumnium case that looks good and that I don't mind keeping around - the big hinking Antec heap just doesn't look good (though the cat likes it). So I really don't want questions in any way shape or form in terms of stability. I want everything properly clocked and powered...nothing janky.

I really do want this to run 24/7. The only outputs I am going to have will be a power cable and a network cable. All access will be through remote access clients.

That's why I was thinking maybe a Via (but I think they are geared more toward media than file server/storage operations).

Or maybe a just find the proper Xeon chip and get a good Zalman type fo thing...
 
I guess it all depends on your needs, how much you're willing to spend and what you're trying to build. This sounds more like a file server/server mix to me. Will it have a static ip adress? My rig#2 is my HTPC/file server and it's mostly controlled by remote access clients as well.

Another idea for low power/cooler running/low cost server would be to get a Barton 2400/2500/2600 mobile processor. They're cheap, fast and use only 1.45v default. Use it with a ZALMAN CNPS7000A at 20db. Linky to a one day special on it. The mobo would be some newer Nforce2 like an A7N8X, DFI Infinity, NF7-S.

Obviously my alternative ideas may not appeal to you, but a true server with all true server hardware is beyond my knowledge. Just throwing some ideas out to ya :)
 
For a home server the Via Eden would be good enough, it's not like it have to serve hundreds of users. Im going for the 600Mhz myself as a combined HTPC/Fileserver for my bedroom, nice and quiet. Be sure to get the PCI ricer card for plugging in additional IDE controller so you can have tons of space. Also getting one of those fanless PSU's for it, only moving parts would be the HD's.
 
i'm using a p4 2.4 shuttle with a gig of ram (just because i had a gig laying around) with 2 250gig hdd's. It's the SB62G2 in my sig. It does a good job and is very quiet.
 
one avenue you may want to look into is putting your current server in another case and investing in a watercooling setup. That should accomplish all of your goals.

Fast, Quiet, less clunky server.

Unless of course you are planning to sell this server to fund a new build. In that case my theory is full o holes.
 
i would just get a VIA Eden Setup, with a RAID card, and setup two 120GB HDDs in a RAID1 configuration, then you can back up your files, with out the loss of it being destroyed. Also, I would get a cheap 10-20 GB hdd, for the OS. A CD-RW is a must, or even a nice and cheap DVD+/-RW, for backing up files.
 
heh...I am actually selling her in the forums....

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=756183


I am really liking the VIA eden platform. What kind of driver support does VIA have in the linux world? Cus I really do want to make a machne and just stick it in a corner and let it be for months at a time, but I still wanna be able to use it when I need to so no BSD or anything like that.

And watercooling really isn't a desire. To much upkeep.
 
I don't know anything about the Via Eden chipset so I can't inform you about that.

For my fileserver I'm running a PII 400 with 512mb of ram and a bunch of different hard drives (Whaetever spares I had around)
It runs OpenBSD 3.4 and acts as my fileserver, webserver, firewall, and dhcp server.
The best part is that I have gigabit nics in all my machines so transfer speed it just sweet.
When it's running linux/bsd you don't need really need power.

If this helps great! if not well I posted it anyways.

James

Oh and what do you mean by you want to be able to use it once in awhile so no BSD?
 
use it once in a while in that i need to know how to use it and i dont want to use a book with no pictures to use it :) i simplt dont know bsd in any sense and i am very light in linux so i would need a full blown gui and all the good stuff...

redhat is easy enough to configure and install...and get my friend to super secure it with all his weird stuff (i dont really even need the machine on the net except for antivirus updates :)
 
I'm using a old Gateway Celeron 400 with 384MB RAM. No fans and the PSU fan is auto and it rarely ever runs. Runs WinXP Pro with MIIS services for FTP client.
I know what you mean about wanting a quiet server. I was using a HP Netserver. Damn thing was so loud I rarely ever had it on.
 
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