From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 5 22:33:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4A64106566C for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 22:33:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f173.google.com (mail-qy0-f173.google.com [209.85.221.173]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 305A28FC1A for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 22:33:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by qyk3 with SMTP id 3so2811689qyk.3 for ; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:33:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=lB+TwFodsCAbnVhViB+TgL0/6xE1PDCslbQtqvZzPaA=; b=l+uIoI3u5y7SqHSOOHXlUJLCbZJz+oaMR23wrmc3n+/Tw9CDC+IEEmOOcteGLGgoUm FqLbYW0WCoM9liAdNJ2rUgDbxFowHwXgtkwNfAXhi6LGro4COEUoI1qonFWoCDmfC16o WM7f+wUheFJTkwWV6OB5KC2qPPre3890kPfts= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=iAx/GhcEKJizVy/xId50n41OcZJM8obV6cl08w7dSKKJ1cOqv8M8NpumaVMnoFk65F d0PUz8K2psh1Jmc0mkoyxaCJzK3lBV35wCP5CIxw+PFJgbPDSOW1iu5WJn9xSE8XuvBl Kg8Xx8drSmn6OqY4ReiN2+BUcqqDeif7ouILA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.92.14 with SMTP id p14mr2785223vcm.92.1244241224248; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:33:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <139b44430906050557v4ce23a13r259535c3e839deb0@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:33:44 -0600 Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: Gabriel Lavoie Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Opinion request about a file server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:33:47 -0000 On 6/5/09, Gabriel Lavoie 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 : >> 2009/6/5 Gabriel Lavoie : >>> 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