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 :=)
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 :=)