Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 13:56:52 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cheap Hardware for Home Network Message-ID: <200510091357.00775.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <4348E078.8050602@echotrace.com> References: <4348E078.8050602@echotrace.com>
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On Sunday 09 October 2005 10:18, Live-Wire wrote: > I'm building a new box specifically do take care of a lot of things on > my home network; dns, qmail, > apache, sftp, printer server, a fileserver, etc. Some of the services, > like apache, will also be exposed to > the internet, but only for the use of friends and family. And most > important, I'm doing this all on the cheap - > I'm hellbent on AMD, and the Sempron 3100+ (754) is looking pretty > sharp. I have a GeForce4 Ti 4600 lying > > So again, this is a nice opportunity to buy hardware specifically > tailored for what I am using it for - I have zero > concern for expandability. What is the best fit? The system you mention seems to be completly out of step with what you want from it. If you want a server that's on most or all of the day and runs such an undemanding load, you would be better off checking out some cheap, slow , low-power machines. With a desktop machine such as you specify, the electrity may well be a major part of the total cost over several years. Low power cpus also run much quieter, with little or no fan noise. I don't see why you need graphics at all.
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