Server build config, what would you do?

2008-04-09 Thread Eric Zimmerman
Hello, Can anyone recommend a solid motherboard for building a BSD server around? I would like at least a Core2Duo CPU, but would consider Xeon (single or dual CPU boards are fine). The server will be for file storage and general services like email, apache, etc. Not a ton of volume for

Re: Server build config, what would you do?

2008-04-09 Thread Wojciech Puchar
would like at least a Core2Duo CPU, but would consider Xeon (single or dual CPU boards are fine). The server will be for file storage and general services like email, apache, etc. Not a ton of volume for either so why at least core2duo. for your case 50$ used computer (possibly with larger

Re: Server build config, what would you do?

2008-04-09 Thread Eric Zimmerman
Wojciech Puchar wrote: would like at least a Core2Duo CPU, but would consider Xeon (single or dual CPU boards are fine). The server will be for file storage and general services like email, apache, etc. Not a ton of volume for either so why at least core2duo. for your case 50$ used

Re: Server build config, what would you do?

2008-04-09 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I'd like a C2D to allow for future growth and the fact that it will be serving files for several people on my home network not to mention the other services on it. buying computers for future needs is nonsense - as their prices fall all the time. not mentioning that file serving isn't CPU

Re: Server build config, what would you do?

2008-04-09 Thread Andrew Cid
Hi Eric, I plan to use a 3-Ware or Areca controller (4 port). Does one of those work better than the other? I have had pretty good luck with some 3-Ware cards so far with FreeBSD, but have heard good things about the Areca cards too. I'm using 3-ware 9000 series in a few production boxes

Re: Server build config, what would you do?

2008-04-09 Thread Jon Radel
Wojciech Puchar wrote: I'd like a C2D to allow for future growth and the fact that it will be serving files for several people on my home network not to mention the other services on it. buying computers for future needs is nonsense - as their prices fall all the time. Particularly if

Re: Server build config, what would you do?

2008-04-09 Thread Wojciech Puchar
The one thing that I can think of that I've not seen mentioned in this thread, which could actually start to make a difference to component choice, is whether those several people are all hoping to stream video and music off of this server. Other than that, I'd go for a Celeron on a dull, but