Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:33:44 -0600 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: Gabriel Lavoie <glavoie@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Opinion request about a file server Message-ID: <ade45ae90906051533p5d7513b0h9f0b9ae72a4e2d6e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d05df8620906051506o1f120c97pd5ddabf51fb8552c@mail.gmail.com> References: <139b44430906050557v4ce23a13r259535c3e839deb0@mail.gmail.com> <d05df8620906051352x22765050j9af832ad38b48eb9@mail.gmail.com> <b79ecaef0906051421h2054af18u2da4a02cda2dee5a@mail.gmail.com> <d05df8620906051506o1f120c97pd5ddabf51fb8552c@mail.gmail.com>
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On 6/5/09, Gabriel Lavoie <glavoie@gmail.com> wrote: > Much less than a Pentium 4! Exactly I don't know. This server is a > normal PC with a 380W PSU (still too much for the hardware). The funny > thing is that the CPU in it (Pentium Dual Core E5200 45nm) is supposed > to draw under 4W of power when idle with EIST enabled. This power draw > on Intel 45nm CPUs had been tested with a Core 2 Quad! What I can say > is that this server uses a lot less power than the Pentium II (dual > CPU) it replaced and it's much more powerful. It really made a > difference in my electricity bill. > > 2009/6/5 Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com>: >> 2009/6/5 Gabriel Lavoie <glavoie@gmail.com>: >>> I think my file/print/mail server is a bit overkill: >>> >>> http://w3.mutehq.net:8008/sysinfo/ >>> >> >> What a waste... How much power does that chug?? >> >> Chris >> >> -- >> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. >> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? >> A: Top-posting. >> Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list? >> > And my ALIX based boards with 1" microdrives run just as well as a router, plus I got a CVS mirror on it, NFS server, and I will be adding webserver and maybe mail to it too. They're not GHz machines, but for a routing platform, how often do you even hit 200MHz? The 500MHz ALIX board is doing beautifully for me. silent, too. Have a good weekend, all. --TJ
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