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 st
Wojciech Puchar wrote:
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>>
>> 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.
Partic
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 box
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
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 computer
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
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 eit