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General => Users => Topic started by: blackoper on January 13, 2008, 07:44:11 am
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unraid box is overboard
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core - Why?
not needed.. unraid doesn't use dual core as I recall. You could use a cheap socket 754 for that and be just fine. Get a turion 64 low wattage processor off ebay and you are golden. No way will it be stressed enough to need that kind of hardware for just a file server even if you are hammering it (unless you plan to use iSCSI then you will need that due to it's heavy processor usage but I don't think unraid supports that). If you go the 754 route, this board works great http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=375 (http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=375)
but I don't see it easily available.
What's the total cost of that unraid server going to be that you have planned because here is the one I would build and cost breakdown:
Socket 754 mobo + video card - $27 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186067 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186067)
Turion 64 1.8 ghz ml-32 - $20 or less off ebay
Ram - 1gb of hp ram - $7 after rebate http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=110805&t=703384 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=110805&t=703384)
600 watt power supply - $22.50 after rebate - http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=110805&t=711333 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=110805&t=711333)
case - whatever you want here
Due to the mobo not having gigabit - you can either add a gigabit pci card ($8 to 15) or a pci-e gigabit card for $22
Total Cost: $90 + case
Invest the extra money into Hard drives - preferably 750GB drives as they are the best price point right now. Here are some for $159.99 a piece with 5 year warranty. I have some myself and they work very well. This is the lowest price I've ever seen on 750GB seagates http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=110805&t=715973 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=110805&t=715973)
It may be a better idea to find a better 754 motherboard with sata 2 and gigabit built in.
The MSI K8N Neo3 H nForce4 has gigabit built in, but sata 1.. shouldn't matter though it will still max out your drive transfers no problem and is available for cheap on ebay. it looks like it is a supported mobo for turion 64 from this page: http://angelfall.s39.xrea.com/area2ch/turion-e.html (http://angelfall.s39.xrea.com/area2ch/turion-e.html)
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go with the HDHomeRun... 'nuff said.
-Thom
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openfiler is very nice as well. I've used it. It's basically just a custom linux/conical kernel. Does any file system