[Gllug] Low Power / Quiet - Silent PCs

[amd_uk]

Andy Farnsworth wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience with Low Power and Quiet to Silent PCs?  
> I am looking at building one to use as a combination media server, 
> Asterisk (VoIP) server, general server, home web / app server.  I know I 
> could get a mini-itx system, but due to the "general server" section I 
> want something that can take 4-6 SATA drives so that I can backup to it 
> as well as store a very large media collection (200+ DVDs).  I am also 
> not very comfortable with the VIA processors that are on these boards.  
> I am much happier with an Intel or AMD CPU.  This server will be sitting 
> in my home office / living room which is why I want it quiet, not so 
> much when under heavy load but during normal operations.  I am 
> considering using a Compact Flash card as the main drive so that all 
> normal hard drives can spin down.  My current server is just an old PC I 
> had and it doesn't support most of the modern power saving features.  In 
> fact, other than drive spin down, it doesn't even support CPU stepping 
> (it is an AMD Athlon XP CPU).
>
> Andrew
>   
http://www.silentpcreview.com/

The forums are pretty good for information when they're up.
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