Hello everyone!
I'm planning on building a Windows Home Server box and like most of us, I have more than a few parts laying around that I can use. I have two CPU's laying around that I can use for this build:
- AMD Athlon XP 2600
- Intel Petium 4 3.0 GHz (Prescott, Socket 775)
I'm planning on using 2 Gigs of DDR/DDR2 memory as well as about 4 TB's of hard drive storage to start off with. My main use for this box will be network back-ups and media streaming/serving.
So, are these CPU's still up to the task? If so, which would you pick and why? I see that many "vendor-built" Home Server boxes are actually using Intel's Atom platform...I have to believe that the good old Athlon XP and P4 can still run with the Atom, right?
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions!
Twitch
I'm planning on building a Windows Home Server box and like most of us, I have more than a few parts laying around that I can use. I have two CPU's laying around that I can use for this build:
- AMD Athlon XP 2600
- Intel Petium 4 3.0 GHz (Prescott, Socket 775)
I'm planning on using 2 Gigs of DDR/DDR2 memory as well as about 4 TB's of hard drive storage to start off with. My main use for this box will be network back-ups and media streaming/serving.
So, are these CPU's still up to the task? If so, which would you pick and why? I see that many "vendor-built" Home Server boxes are actually using Intel's Atom platform...I have to believe that the good old Athlon XP and P4 can still run with the Atom, right?
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions!
Twitch