[GLLUG] Low-power Home Server

[Barry Tigner]

Hi,

I use a Zotac ad02 ,it uses less than 20W average and has
an AMD E-350 APU 1.6 GHz Dual-Core, 4GB ram, and a 300GB hd.
total cost was under $400 1 year ago from Newegg.

You can get a low power Zotac nano bookshelf system cheap from Newegg.
$169.99 + 13.99 + 74.99 = $258.97. model Zotac ZBOXSD-ID13-U Intel NM10
1 x 204Pin Intel GMA 3150 Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System

dual core intel 1.8ghz
2gb ddr3 800
1TB hard drive

other system specs are:

Onboard Video Intel GMA 3150

Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps

Other models include wireless, bluetooth , remote control, etc.

I use a Zotac ad02 ,it uses less than 20W average and has
an AMD E-350 APU 1.6 GHz Dual-Core, 4GB ram, and a 300GB hd.
total cost was under $400 1 year ago from Newegg.

Zotac ZBOXSD-ID13-U Intel NM10 Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System 
Item #: N82E16856173036

Kingston 2GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 800 Unbuffered System Specific
Memory Model KVR800D3S8S6/2G


Refurbished:  Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10TPVT 1TB 5200 RPM 2.5"
SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive



-- 
Barry Tigner
MSU PA Electronics Design and Service Ctr.
1230 BioMedical Physical Sciences
Email: tigner at msu.edu
Phone: 517-884-5538


On Mon, 2012-06-18 at 09:58 -0500, Eduardo wrote:
> Good point Charles, I am just not sure an Atom custom build would give as much bang for the bang. I was pricing one to build a firewall/media server/2nd desktop and could not keep under $400, when I trie to get closer to the Mini specs all went to hell, build price skyrocketed... You can get an used Mini for around 400 on eBay..
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jun 18, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Charles Ulrich <charles at bityard.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 2012-06-18 8:23, Tom Schouten wrote:
> >> Hi List,
> >> 
> >> Recently I've been doing some math and found out that running a 100W
> >> machine 24/7 at my parent's back home cost me about 150 Euros/year
> >> (Belgian electricity is quite expensive, about 20 Eurocents/kWh more
> >> than double of what it is here).  The 100W was measured with power
> >> meter over period of 24h so is probably quite accurate.  Includes PC,
> >> GB ethernet switch + wireless router.
> > 
> > [snip]
> > 
> > Given all the tasks the current machine is performing, I assume a cheap ARM device, like a PogoPlug or whatever, is out of the question.
> > 
> > There were some suggestions for a Mac Mini @ 85W, but it's easy to do better both in terms of efficiency and price if you're willing to build the machine.
> > 
> > My home server runs a 64-bit dual-core Intel Atom motherboard. With two spinning disks, it pulls between 43 and 45W under load. The disks account for a lot of that, obviously. If you had a single 2.5" disk, I'd expect you could get under 30W no problem.
> > 
> > Similar motherboards seem to sell for between $70 and $150. Add around $100 if you want a small form-factor case and power supply. They typically come with the CPU, but not memory. You do have to be a little careful because the quality of these can vary widely. Mine, for example, refuses to boot from certain hard disks. But like anything else, you have to do your research.
> > 
> > Charles
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