[rescue] Digest Why not to use an Atom as a Server

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I Love my Proliant N36L

It uses the  AMD Athlon II NEO N36L cpu...

http://www.amd.com/uk/products/embedded/processors/Pages/asb2-processor-family.aspx

There are a few boards around with it if you dont want to go for the
Proliant: http://is.gd/FjgGMw


Seems to be hard to find some where selling the boards though!

Ritchie,
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On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm casually familiar with the E-350 systems (my daughter has an Acer
> netbook
> w/ that CPU in it (w/ 4 Gigs RAM, nice little machine), but let me tell you
> why I am partial to Atom system:
>
> - low-power CPU
> - low-power chipset
> - small size (mini-ITX)
> - low heat output
> - low-cost MB/CPU(typically $70-90)
>
> The E-350 (I assume, please correct me if I'm wrong:
>
> - low-power CPU
> - std socket
> - uses std MB (available in various sizes, mini-ITX -> mATX)
> - offers more robust MB options (SATA, expansion slots, etc)
> - cost a bit more than Atom (assume MB & CPU combo starts at $100)
>
> Of course, I'm looking at roll-your-own solutions, not barebones
> appliances.
>
> Also, and this is key for folks like me - the Atom is a known qty with
> known
> strengths & weaknesses vs the 'new guy' E-350 and similar chips.
>
> I confess a fair dose of ignorance of E-350 type CPUs, but that's why I
> default to thinking it terms of Atom-based solutions - it 's what I know.
>
> The real interesting chips to me are the Intel oddballs - the latest
> Celerons
> & Pentiums - some are slightly less capable SandyBridge chips that pack a
> good
> wallop especially at their price points - $40 and up... They use regular
> 1155
> motherboards, so upgrades are trivial it i3 and i5 chips down the road.
>
> Lionel
>
> On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:01 PM, chase rayfield <cusbrar2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I've seen a lot of people thinking about getting Atom severs  ... why not
> get
> > one of these new AMD systems similar wattage and much higher ram limit
> 8/16GB
> > whereas 2Gb is pretty much the fair on Atom boards. A friend of mine has
> been
> > quite happy with his E-350 system I think he has 2-3 TB of storage and
> could
> > put lots of as he has more SATA ports than an Atom board and is running
> > FreeBSD with ZFS with it being able to max out Gbit Ethernet for file
> > transfers unlike an Atom board.
> >
> > I like running my SparcStations for fun
> > but... if I had to go to the dark side I may as well get a board that has
> > decent busing and reasonable ram limits for about the same money and
> power
> > usage.
> >
> > Chase
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