This fitPC is intriguing, but I'm afraid it would be a bit too anaemic
for my needs. Something I do quite frequently is upload images to my
installation of gallery. Pushing 150 new images currently takes about
a half hour - what with the wireless transfer to the server of the
uncompressed image files, then the server's post-processing it does to
generate thumbs, resizes, etc. I think doing something like this on
the little fitPC would take much longer. I don't need a speed demon,
but I don't want something that will make me long for the speedy days
of 4 years ago when I first installed my current server.
I'm going to keep an eye on fitPC for other applications (a backup
server for my office, for example).
Thanks!
- Kimball
http://www.kimballlarsen.com
On Feb 18, 2009, at 9:10 PM, Charles Curley wrote:
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 08:47:24PM -0700, Michael Torrie wrote:
Kimball Larsen wrote:
I spec'd out a few things on Newegg - would love any feedback anyone
can offer:
Case:
ASUS V3-M2NC61P AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 NVIDIA MCP61P 2-Tone Barebone
CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core
Processor Model ADO5000DOBOX
Hard Drives: (2x)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Hard
Drive
Memory:
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5
Total Cost:
$373.96 (aka el-cheapo)
Should be fine. Has Seagate fixed their problems yet? I think you
could go for an even lower watt processor and be totally fine. My
main
workstation is an AMD 4550e processor, 45 watts. It runs most of the
time at 40% CPU speed.
http://www.fit-pc.com/new/, get the 1.0 version. 5 watts max, vs 45
for what Michael specified. Runs cool, about 20 degrees F over
ambient. Utterly quiet: no fans, and I can't hear the hard drive even
when it spins down or up. $195 + shipping.
Doesn't have quite the hard drive space you called out, but do you
really need that much? I use one for a firewall, another for other
network services. The network services box does amanda backups to one
external drive, then I swap two more out for off-site storage.
The only reason I use two fit-pcs is paranoia: if bad guys get past
the firewall, they've still got to crack the other machines on the net
to do any useful damage to me.
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