Re: [tlug] Dinky silent Linux box

[Jawaad Mahmood <jawaad.mahmood@example.com>]

Hi Jon,

I know this will distract a bit from your point (low-power), but with
the proper heat-sink and an appropriately-chosen power supply, you can
turn anything into a silent box.

I have a dual core Intel box at home that I use as my main Ubuntu box.
 It was the first computer I built in 5 years; I took advantage of the
ubiquitous availability of heatsinks and bought one of absurd size.

There is an internal fan, but it is never used (unless the processor
stays at 100% for an extended period of time).  The temperature rarely
goes above 40 degrees C and never above 52 C (even at 100% for
multiple hours).

In short, you don't necessarily have to use an atom chipset or an odd
motherboard if you don't want to.

- J

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Jon Povey <jon@example.com> wrote:
> Hello list.
>
> I am pondering hardware for a low power home server I'd like to build. I
> want always-on and silent, possibly uses include web/file serving,
> minecraft serving (yay!), home media centre, weather station, and such.
>
> I was thinking of an OMAP Beagleboard (I work with ARM Linux so not too
> scary) but then heard about this little Atom based box:
> http://fit-pc.co.uk/Fit_PC/Fit_PC_2.html
> which is currently a top contender.
>
> After I opened my mind to Atom possibilities though, I note that there
> are a variety out there that I should maybe consider and or are cheaper,
> Asus EE box, MSI Wind PC, or homebrew mini-ITX setups.
>
> Anyway, I thought I would ramble to the list and see what ideas people
> might have.
>
> For me, I'd like; a few USB, wired ethernet, wifi, ESATA port, 1+GB RAM,
> internal SATA (SSD), some kind of audio out, HDMI out and enough grunt
> to play 1080p H.264 would be good. But most important - no moving parts.
> No fans. Silent.
>
> The Fit-PC2 wins on most things but ESATA and being maybe slightly pricey.
>
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> Jon
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Sincerely yours,

Jawaad Mahmood
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