Hi,

 

I am considering unRAID with the motherboard ASUS P5PE-VM and initially three disks, but I will probably upgrade to additional disks later. What processors are you using? Any idea of a good performance vs power trade-off for this setting? Would a Celeron do just fine? Anyone with experience in using them fanlessly, i.e. no processor fan - only the fan in the chassi?

 

B.R.

 

/Fredrik

 

 

 

I'm running that M/B with a Celeron 3.06Ghz CPU.  I haven't looked closely but it looks like it's just cruzing along TBH.

 

I went for this CPU because it was dirt cheap (< GBP30/USD55), plenty capable enough and fitted in the motherboard I had already decided I was going to use (the P5PE-VM).  As for your other questions, sorry, don't know, can't help.

 

HTH!

 

Matt

Thanx,

 

Thats the processor I am opting on. Do you use an attached processor fan or heatsink on the Celeron, or are you just cruizing without?

 

B.R.

 

/Fredrik

We initially used 2.0GHz Celerons, then went to 2.26GHz CeleronD's.  These are more than sufficient for unRAID application.

 

Regarding CPU heat sink - definitely don't try to run without one!  There are fans available though that are nearly, if not completely, silent.