Small/Low Power Server Recommendation?

[george vagner]

On 11/11/2014 12:57 AM, Waitman Gobble wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Chris Maness <chris at chrismaness.com> wrote:
>
>> I am looking to replace a huge noisy old server that I have used for years
>> for my home business.  Looking for something inexpensive and relatively
>> small to replace it with.  Any recommendations guys/gals?  I was even
>> thinking of buying a used laptop to run FreeBSD on and set it and forget
>> it.  Not sure what options are out there as I have not put together a
>> server in many years.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris Maness
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> This looks kinda cool, running ATOM D510 processor with 2GB RAM and RAID
>   not bad for 99 bucks.. seems to be out of stock though.
>
> - Supermicro D510MO Main Board
> - Intel ATOM D510 Dual Core Processors 1.66GHz
> - 2GB DDR2 (2x 1GB DIMMs) RAM
> - Intel ESB2 SATA 3.0 Gbps RAID Controller
> - 1x Gigabit Ethernet Onboard NIC
> - PCI-Express Expansion slot
>
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> http://unixsurplus.com/product/1u-supermicro-d510mo-intel-atom-d510-16ghz-dual-core-server-e76523-302-37w
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i been using an old mini-itx mainboard for many years with no problems, 
they are cheap and handle server stuff easily.  power supplies are the 
hardest thing for me to keep alive, so opt for a good supply with a ball 
bearing fan.
probably your most expensive item will be memory if you want alot but 
small amounts of memory IE 2gb isnt too bad on the wallet.