On Thursday 07 May 2009, jtd wrote:
On Thursday 07 May 2009, Dinesh A. Joshi wrote:
The thread subject says it all. Any suggestions? I'm primarily looking to build an el-cheapo Linux box. I dont care how low powered it is as long as it has:
- 1 or 2 Gigabit ethernet ports
- A display adapter
- 1 or 2 USB ports
- Can accommodate atleast one SATA drive
- Runs cool
and above all, is reliable. Either point me to something that is already there in the market but I'd rather build it myself.
The keyword here being: SMALL form factor! :)
Intel D945GCLF Atom 1.2Ghz, 2 sata, 1 IDE, 6 usb, 1 slot DDR2. 100Mbps, 1 PCI.
You will have to add a 1Gbps adapter. afaik the small formfactor boards all have only 100Mbps.
If you can wait for a few weeks, the D945GCLF2 with an Atom 330 (should be out in the Mumbai channel soon) has a Gb NIC. I got one through an overseas friend. It rocks (dual core, 2-thread/core, 64 bit).