Socket 478 system as a file server

[camelass]

I want to turn an old system into a file server (P4 2.53ghz). Only downside is it has no SATA or gigabit networking capabilities. So if I were to do this I would have to get a PCI hard drive controller and a PCI 10/100/1000 nic card. What kind of transfer rates could I expect with sharing the PCI bus like this? Would it be good enough to stream HD movies from?

 

[Blue Fox]

You don't need gigabit to stream video.

 

[camelass]

No I dont but if I were transferring / backing up 100 gigs+ @ 10mb/s max it takes a bit.

 

[greengolftee87]

I use a P4 3.06 with a Supermicro 8port PCI and a intel pro 1000 PCI NIC. I can sustain about 55-60 MB/s. This us due to the fact that PCI bandwidth is shared so 133/2 = 66 - overhead works out about right.

 

[camelass]

I use a P4 3.06 with a Supermicro 8port PCI and a intel pro 1000 PCI NIC. I can sustain about 55-60 MB/s. This us due to the fact that PCI bandwidth is shared so 133/2 = 66 - overhead works out about right.

Thanks for the info. Thats not as bad as I thought.

 

[psxstudio]

I use a P4 3.06 with a Supermicro 8port PCI and a intel pro 1000 PCI NIC. I can sustain about 55-60 MB/s. This us due to the fact that PCI bandwidth is shared so 133/2 = 66 - overhead works out about right.

which Supermicro card is that? I'm thinking of using an old Supermicro dual P3 mobo to build WHS as well. The one SM card I was thinking was AOC-SAT2-MV8 but that is PCI-X card and the mobo only has PCI slots...

JB

 

[greengolftee87]

which Supermicro card is that? I'm thinking of using an old Supermicro dual P3 mobo to build WHS as well. The one SM card I was thinking was AOC-SAT2-MV8 but that is PCI-X card and the mobo only has PCI slots...

JB

it is that card, it'll work in a pci slot just at pci speeds, it just hangs over the end of the slot.

 

[psxstudio]

^^^

Ahhh... Thanx for the info. Norco case should arrive in 2 days so I'll have to tinker with my old dual P3 mobo.