Just replaced my old 24/7 ******* Download server PC

[ghosthunter]

I just replaced my old ******* 24/7 server based on an old Intel Pentium 3/800 system with 20+80+250gig IDE HDD.

The new system is built into another old Pentium3 casing I had in the warehouse with the following:

-Intel mini-ITX motherboard with Intel Atom N270 CPU & Intel 82945G video chipset.
-Built-in sound, LAN, 4 USB ports, 1 serial, 1 parallel ports.
-2gigs ram
-80 GIG WD IDE HDD + 1TB Seagate SATA HDD
-ASUS DVDRW
-500 watt PS
-MS Windows XP SP2

The 80 gig hdd is a brand new replacement unit and currently used as the boot drive.

[rion]

what's the wattage of these Specs Sir G.H?

nagkamali ata ako nung sinabi ko noon dito na yung power consumption on my 24/7 PC is decent. I calculated it and it was terrible... I'm the culprit pala on our high electricity bill, not our Aircon not our Ref.

I'm interested on Wireless HD or Wireless Router+HD. may available kaya nito localy?

[ghosthunter]

what's the wattage of these Specs Sir G.H?

Not sure of the actual power consumption but my setup (motherboard + HDD) would work with a 60 watt PS. Unfortunately I couldn't source it locally so I had to use a regular size switching PS.

[ghosthunter]

I'm interested on Wireless HD or Wireless Router+HD. may available kaya nito localy?

Sounds like a Wifi NAS. Nope, I haven't seen such in the local stores.

[rion]

Not sure of the actual power consumption but my setup (motherboard + HDD) would work with a 60 watt PS. Unfortunately I couldn't source it locally so I had to use a regular size switching PS.

that's a decent setup. my old rig or even my new 45nm is far that consumption.

[ghosthunter]

that's a decent setup. my old rig or even my new 45nm is far that consumption.

I was actually deciding if I was going to use a 2nd hand netbook instead of a mini-ITX motherboard since the cost would be pretty near. The only deciding thing was the durability of the CPU's fan. The one found in a netbook is difficult to check and service so I went for the mini-ITX option.

[Horsepower]

rion, there's an Asus Wifi Router with an internal HD for downloading ******* kaso it's only Wifi-G.

You can also buy NAS enclosures with built-in ******* downloaders (mga 5k lang each).

[rion]

may available ba na localy? sa ebay ko lang kasi nakikita ito eh. at ok lang yung G sa akin.

[rhuwrx]

Does the specs of the pc affect the download speed in *******? I just noticed that my download speed is faster when I use my old pentium 4 pc (3.6ghz, 2gb ram, xp) compared to my other pc (2ghz dual core, 2gb ram, vista), which is kind of weird.

[Horsepower]

rion, meron. Asus WL-700gE - it's around 8-9K.

rhuwrx, in your case, no, there should be no difference. Make sure your ports are forwarded properly though.

[oj88]

may available ba na localy? sa ebay ko lang kasi nakikita ito eh. at ok lang yung G sa akin.

Saw a Buffalo Link Station Live with 320GB for about 6k+ last month at a local shop. It's basically a NAS with built-in 320GB HDD, an external USB for HDD expansion or as a print server, and 1000BaseT LAN connection. It consumes a mere 21W. No WiFi though. It's also DLNA certified for media streaming.

I was tempted to buy one but decided to use my existing gateway (ClarkConnect) as the ******* client, since I already leave it up and running 24x7. Just needs additional HDD and the ******* software for it. *******Flux seems promising. I currently don't have a need for media streaming, so I wouldn't miss that feature.

[ghosthunter]

Does the specs of the pc affect the download speed in *******? I just noticed that my download speed is faster when I use my old pentium 4 pc (3.6ghz, 2gb ram, xp) compared to my other pc (2ghz dual core, 2gb ram, vista), which is kind of weird.

There should be no difference. But you might want to optimize the ports of your OS so it could download faster.

[rion]

I see, my available na pala localy. thanks.

[ghosthunter]

rion, meron. Asus WL-700gE - it's around 8-9K.

At that price, it costs more than my ******* server's cost to set it up.

[Horsepower]

rhuwrx, you can fix your port forwarding by going to this site:

PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall

dati di ko yan ginagawa, I was getting really low speeds sa ******* ko, only 40-70kB/s. Now, I am getting 180-200kB/s. Average of about 150kB/s.

Good luck

[Horsepower]

I am still torn between Popcorn Hour A110 vs a super cheap HTPC for downloading things.

It's just that i'm still waiting for vendors to sell a Dual Core Atom (330?) + nVidia 9400M. I need kasi an HD player for the tv. And something that can play my FLAC/AAC Lossless collections.

I plan to run it from my room, then feed everything via HDMI to the sala. I intend to use it as my 24/7 PC for chatting/email/tsikot so I need something that consumes electricity as less as possible.

I heard Acer will be releasing an Ion nettop. hopefully super mura lang now that Intel has released its Atom Pineview processors.

If it comes with a desktop HDD, i'll replace it with 7200rpm mobile SATA. Then have a NAS (WD Green series) store everything as Seagate sucks right now with all their sudden death and loss of data.

[ghosthunter]

I am still torn between Popcorn Hour A110 vs a super cheap HTPC for downloading things.

Why not just split the difference?... Get the HTPC and the WD digital media player.

[Horsepower]

WDTV actually sucks in comparion to TVIX 4100SH or A110.

[Lucius]

I also wanted to have a diffrent computer to download *******s. Kaso wala ng space dito

After watching a movie kasi or after installation, delete ko na agad no more backup

[ghosthunter]

I also wanted to have a diffrent computer to download *******s. Kaso wala ng space dito

If you are on the cheap, you can buy a 2nd hand 7" netbook computer and use an external USB drive configuration to store the downloaded ******* files.

The 2nd hand netbook and external HDD is so compact, you can place it inside an existing ATX PC casing with room to spare.

After watching a movie kasi or after installation, delete ko na agad no more backup

1TB hard disks only cost P5,500 each. Even cheaper if you try TPC.

Once I am nearing capacity on my ******* server's 1TB HDD, I'll be adding a second large capacity HDD (not sure if 1TB or 1.5TB or even bigger).