Low powered home server suggestions needed:

[Raghav_K]

i just trial ran freenas 8 (successfully!!!!) on my old pc - Intel core 2 quad 6600/ dg33fb motherboard/ 4gb ram / 2 * 1 tb hard disk.

i'm sure that setup is not exactly energy efficient and since i plan to leave it on 24 * 7, i need suggestions on a low power build.

my requirements from the setup would be:

1. file transfer
2. backup
3. access the stored videos (1080p/720p) n songs from my laptop/ android (xbmc) / ipad (jailbroken -xbmc)

my budget is not very high ( 200 - 250$ for the components) so im not looking at core i3/i5 solutions.

i have zeroed in on these 3 cpu/ mobo combinations:

amd sempron 145 - ASUS M5A78L mobo

amd athlon II x2 270 - ASUS M5A78L mobo

my query is since there is no transcoding involved when watching videos from the devices i mentioned above, will the above mentioned cpus would be able to handle it???

or would i need something like:

amd a4 5300 - MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard???


also please advise if, these cpu's are power efficient?? I'm also open to intel atom suggestions.

thanks for your help :=)

 

[Raghav_K]

*bump* anyone??? some advice would really help!

 

[cyberjock]

This is asked regularly.. hence I didn't answer. My guess is others didn't answer for the same reason.

 

[Raghav_K]

i did use the search button before posting, couldnt find much discussion on the atom/zacate/semprons....

 

[Stephens]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=freenas+atom

 

[JaimieV]

With no transcoding you're just filesharing - very low CPU usage indeed.

Look at the HP Microserver; unfortunately it looks like the cashback offer has finally stopped after about three years, but it's still a decent price and well under 30 watts plus HDDs.