Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:04:07 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: dweimer <dweimer@dweimer.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Intel Core 2 DUO Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1310291159470.70185@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <d515189f4d557ab0396ea4f5bb9c897c@dweimer.net> References: <d515189f4d557ab0396ea4f5bb9c897c@dweimer.net>
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On Tue, 29 Oct 2013, dweimer wrote: > I am looking at replacing an old mini tower PC running with a 900Watt power > supply (simply old parts left over from PC upgrades) with a small form factor > PC to run backups to eSATA with Bacula. Main goal is to cut down on the UPS > load, hate having that beast of a power supply running 24/7 to only be used > about 10 hours a week. I have been searching eBay, and there are a ton of > Dell and HP small form factor PCs with the Intel core 2 DUO CPUs a few of > which have 4G ram, for cheap. Assuming I can find one that I can put two > internal drives in to run zfs mirror for FreeBSD install, does anyone have > any experience on performance, will the Intel core 2 DUO, be able to handle > GELI and ZFS on the eSATA disk with decent throughput? Core 2 Duo works fine, but don't expect GELI to be fast. Be wary of small form-factor machines. Airflow and heat are problems with many of the smaller cases, and older ones often have failed capacitors.
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