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Looks like a nice build! I'm currently running a Synology 2013j which has 512MB of RAM and a 1.2GHz Marvell Armada 370, and the only thing I'd like to speed up

Looks like a nice build! I'm currently running a Synology 2013j which has 512MB of RAM and a 1.2GHz Marvell Armada 370, and the only thing I'd like to speed up is PAR2, otherwise it does the job of feeding AppleTV just fine. The quad-core 1,5Ghz cores should definitely help here. AM1 looks like a 25W CPU plus what the chipset consumes, which I don't consider to be very energy efficient anymore. The price for the whole system (RAM, PSU, case) will probably be quite a bit higher as well. But it looks like good option if you need a standard platform with comparatively high single thread performance.

dragontamer 10y ago
Its certainly not energy efficient. Which is why I said it only satisfies "C" :-) But 25W is still more energy efficient than a full-blown computer. > The price for the whole system (RAM, PSU, case) will probably be quite a bit higher as well. $20 for 4GB of RAM + $40 case. You really can build the core components for less than $150. Don't forget the $10 USB boot drive. USB-boot seems like a superior option over hard-drive boot. That way, your entire hard drives can be used for data-storage. USB-boot can be easily backed up separately and kept independent of your data. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231423 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B1026 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B10... Or spend a bit more on a bigger case + PCI SATA3 port extensions to grow to 6+ Hard Drives. ---------- Of course, the hard drives you put in will raise the costs by several hundred dollars. (Four 5TB Drives will cost $600 for example). > But it looks like good option if you need a standard platform with comparatively high single thread performance. I've contemplated a Windows-based NAS before, but the $100 Windows tax is just too much. But I do want to play with Storage Spaces. It seems like Storage Spaces + ReFS is Microsoft's answer to BTFS / ZFS. And I do mean the two features combined. ReFS only does bitrot checking so it isn't quite a ZFS replacement. But combined with Storage Spaces the Windows solution has distinct advantages. -------------------------- I've ordered a Synology for work, and it works good too. Its simple and solid, works with everything I expected out of the box. At home, I can afford a little bit of time to baby these machines (ie: build custom). Plus, you can build 4-bay systems for very cheap. Lots of good configurations out there. I think people forget about standard PCs because they think they're expensive... but for the costs of ~$100 (like a Dragonboard), the standard PC / AM1 platform is indeed competitive. Although it does use more power.

dragontamer 10y ago

Its certainly not energy efficient. Which is why I said it only satisfies "C" :-) But 25W is still more energy efficient than a full-blown computer. > The price for the whole system (RAM, PSU, case) will probably be quite a bit higher as well. $20 for 4GB of RAM + $40 case. You really can build the core components for less than $150. Don't forget the $10 USB boot drive. USB-boot seems like a superior option over hard-drive boot. That way, your entire hard drives can be used for data-storage. USB-boot can be easily backed up separately and kept independent of your data. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231423 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B1026 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA07232B10... Or spend a bit more on a bigger case + PCI SATA3 port extensions to grow to 6+ Hard Drives. ---------- Of course, the hard drives you put in will raise the costs by several hundred dollars. (Four 5TB Drives will cost $600 for example). > But it looks like good option if you need a standard platform with comparatively high single thread performance. I've contemplated a Windows-based NAS before, but the $100 Windows tax is just too much. But I do want to play with Storage Spaces. It seems like Storage Spaces + ReFS is Microsoft's answer to BTFS / ZFS. And I do mean the two features combined. ReFS only does bitrot checking so it isn't quite a ZFS replacement. But combined with Storage Spaces the Windows solution has distinct advantages. -------------------------- I've ordered a Synology for work, and it works good too. Its simple and solid, works with everything I expected out of the box. At home, I can afford a little bit of time to baby these machines (ie: build custom). Plus, you can build 4-bay systems for very cheap. Lots of good configurations out there. I think people forget about standard PCs because they think they're expensive... but for the costs of ~$100 (like a Dragonboard), the standard PC / AM1 platform is indeed competitive. Although it does use more power.