Thoughts on low-power 1.6-2TB fileserver with PCI-X...?

definitely the more i look at it, the nicer underclocked athlon64 gets. affordable, lots of stock parts/chipset support... scientific linux (https://www.scientificlinux.org/) seems a decent bet to run on it (or maybe ubuntu...)

@oralpain: many thanks for all these suggestions. anyone recommend any other possible a64 motherboards that allow simple underclocking?

slowly speccing out a few of the smaller bits and pieces now i'm getting the flavour...
this looks good for passive cooling: Scythe Ninja Fanless Heatpipe CPU Cooler http://www.quietpc.com/uk/amdcooling.php

Realistically, one of those coolers for a seriously underclocked/undervolted A64 will be major overkill.

One other thing I should mention. I am fairly certain that all AOpen A64 boards allow the full range of sub-stock CPU voltages (down to 0.8v)

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Originally Posted by oralpain

Realistically, one of those coolers for a seriously underclocked/undervolted A64 will be major overkill.

One other thing I should mention. I am fairly certain that all AOpen A64 boards allow the full range of sub-stock CPU voltages (down to 0.8v)

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When seriously undervolted, the stock heatsink (no fan or fan at 33% rpm) is more than enough to keep it cool.

Didn't I say that somewhere?

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Originally Posted by oralpain

Didn't I say that somewhere?

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You said "those" coolers, I said "stock" cooler, there is a diferent :P

I said stock heatsink and no fan in post #5. :crazy: