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What type of CPU is recommended? There are some good deals out there on the older Core Duos and AMD X2/X3s. Is that overkill for a NAS server?

Thanks for the help!

Pho

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I don' think that when building a NAS, you have to worry about the CPU too much. A decent dual core CPU is more than adequate. I also believe that 2 GIGs of RAM will do quite nicely.

The more inportant parts are the hard drives and the NIC speed. As usual, keeping the parts nice and cool is also beneficial.

------------------------------ CPU:Intel Q8200
RAM:4 Gigs 2x2 DDR3
MB: EP45-UD3
Everything else sucks.
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Thanks for the reply! Any advantages Intel vs. AMD on power consumption? I'm thinking something along the lines of an E6300.

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