tyler_durden;325081 Wrote: > That's a mighty powerful machine for just running SC. I think it is > going to complain like Marvin- "Brain the size of a planet ...". My > server uses a Via PC2500e processor and has graphics and audio > on-board, 1 GB ram, and 500 GB storage. VERY simple, low powered, low > cost (mobo $60, memory $20) and quite a bit slower than that monster > you're building, but 100% up to the task of running SC and serving > about 700 CDs worth of audio to my SB3 and SBR.
True but: - at least here, VIA boards with integrated processors are very expensive ($249+) - a Core 2 Duo will really help if you're also using the machine for encoding. Those things encode to FLAC and MP3 at blazing speeds. I haven't used one as such, but I'd guess a Core 2-derived Celeron would be great for running SC and have enough power to encode decently as well, all while being quite power efficient and cool, and it's certainly cheaper than a VIA integrated board at least around here. Intel also markets a low-end dual-core Core 2 design as a "Pentium Dual-Core", this would also do the job and be even faster at encoding. Agreed, a Core 2 Duo is considerable overkill. I used to use an E6600 as a desktop but a recent move and network reorganization in the house downgraded it to a server which stores files and runs SC. It's a waste, but boy that thing could encode media wicked fast! About the only advantage the processor and 2 GB of memory have now is rescan times, 3 minutes for ~4500 tracks. > Assuming you leave it NTFS, you will have to learn how to get NTFS to > work and maybe (if you're unlucky) how to get a USB HDD to automount > when you connect it to the linux machine. While the NTFS issue has been addressed here, I haven't had a problem getting a USB drive to automount using at least the last 3 Ubuntu distros, out of the box. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50310 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
