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djtoodles 
Are those cpu's going to put out less power than an i3? They look like older tech. my C2D puts out a decent amount of power and is loud!!!. I want to avoid that like the plague
as far as running WHS. to me it defeats the purpose of a NAS. you are adding the need for more processors and utilization than is needed. I dont need to backup PC's. everything will be on the NAS that is important
PC's get slow overtime anyway due to the lame registry so backing up to a previous state where it was already slower than a fresh format to me seems like wasted HDD space. That is just my thoughts though. furthermore a search I did just now shows that WHS will only support 2tb drives. You can put larger drives in but it will keep splitting them up into different partitions. That is a nightmare to manage!
my entire place is not hardwired. only 2 rooms are hardwired and both have wireless routers and 1 is acting as an access point. so both of those rooms the nas has to sit behind something. and if its only serving up files and fits the bill like a synology it should be pretty quiet. especially with a 5.1 sound system going.
Thanks for putting that together though.
lol. No. Your very wrong.
These 1155 CPU’s are not older tech at all. They are the little brothers of the current i3’s. I used a current socket 1155 platform. They are all socket 1155 Sandy Bridge chips. They are all comparable in power to "i3"
My $55 G860 is basically the same as the i3 2100. It is a 3.0ghz dual core made from the same core chip- but has a few features disabled to differentiate it from the i3. i3 is usually $99+ and if your building a media server that does not need the more powerful HD2000, HD3000 or HD4000 graphics because it does not play back videos like a HTPC- then a G860 with only HD graphics (the big difference between the G860 and i3) is perfect for near half the cost.
It's certainly not old technology. It's as powerful as most are using to build HTPC's today. I am not sure you need to step up from a sub $40 G540 2.5ghz in a server- but stepping from 2.5ghz to 3.0ghz isn't going to cost you much. If your transcoding with PLEX it might be smart- but if your just streaming media around without transcoding it you don't need it.
That is why I listed all three options. Good, Better, even better. I use a 3570k i5 for my HTPC and a 2600k overclocked i7 in my desktop. Both are quad cores and beasty CPU’s. I just didn't see the need for more than the G860 in my server. It’s perfect value and choice for me.
Your totally wrong and noobish about this:
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Originally Posted by
djtoodles
as far as running WHS. to me it defeats the purpose of a NAS. you are adding the need for more processors and utilization than is needed. I dont need to backup PC's. everything will be on the NAS that is important
PC's get slow overtime anyway due to the lame registry so backing up to a previous state where it was already slower than a fresh format to me seems like wasted HDD space. That is just my thoughts though. furthermore a search I did just now shows that WHS will only support 2tb drives. You can put larger drives in but it will keep splitting them up into different partitions. That is a nightmare to manage!
A slow registry is usually because of multiple installs and uninstalls- bloating.. and fragmentation.
That is why fresh installs always feel fastest.
Trust me I am a loud proponent and advocate of this. I recommend fresh installs all the time here on AVS.
But there is a huge difference between uninstalling, or restoring to a known archived high performing back up.
I think it’s noob to uninstall or suffer issues like your describing. Having a back up that is clean and high functioning- is the perfect solution for the issue your talking about. When you install something that goes wrong or creates issue- Don’t uninstall it. Restore to before you installed it.
It’s just as fast and easy.
Sure- You can keep important stuff on the NAS like programs or media or pictures- but a back up is really more than that. It’s your exact working PC set up how you like- without the hassle of reinstalling everything from a clean install.
It’s not a waste of HDD space at all. It’s really excellent.
And in today’s age where NAS boxes and servers are multiple TB and greater- what’s 50GB worth of back up ???? That’s like one bluray rip of a long movie to put into perspective.
Most use SSD drives that are 128GB- and only 60% of that is usually full. Backing up your system is not a waste of space when you can get a 3TB Seagate 7200.14 drive for $90.
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Originally Posted by
djtoodles
my entire place is not hardwired. only 2 rooms are hardwired and both have wireless routers and 1 is acting as an access point. so both of those rooms the nas has to sit behind something. and if its only serving up files and fits the bill like a synology it should be pretty quiet. especially with a 5.1 sound system going.
Thanks for putting that together though.
What happens when your movie is not cranked up with 5.1 sound going?? You tolerate the noise ???
Seems like your making tons of compromises everywhere. That’s cool. Just understand it.
You could upgrade to wireless AC spec to allow for faster wireless. Or you could use powerline adapters. Or you could run some CAT6 cheap. All three of those are simple and affordable.
But if you don’t want to do something usually you can easily find a reason not to do it.
