On Thursday 07 May 2009, jtd wrote: > On Thursday 07 May 2009, Dinesh A. Joshi wrote: > > The thread subject says it all. Any suggestions? I'm primarily > > looking to build an el-cheapo Linux box. I dont care how low > > powered it is as long as it has: > > > > 1. 1 or 2 Gigabit ethernet ports > > 2. A display adapter > > 3. 1 or 2 USB ports > > 4. Can accommodate atleast one SATA drive > > 4. Runs cool > > > > and above all, is reliable. Either point me to something that is > > already there in the market but I'd rather build it myself. > > > > The keyword here being: SMALL form factor! :) > > Intel D945GCLF Atom 1.2Ghz, 2 sata, 1 IDE, 6 usb, 1 slot DDR2. > 100Mbps, 1 PCI. > > You will have to add a 1Gbps adapter. afaik the small formfactor > boards all have only 100Mbps.
If you can wait for a few weeks, the D945GCLF2 with an Atom 330 (should be out in the Mumbai channel soon) has a Gb NIC. I got one through an overseas friend. It rocks (dual core, 2-thread/core, 64 bit). -- Arun Khan -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
