<div dir="ltr">I am going to have to put in a word in for the HP Proliant MicroServer as well. Its not very often I am TRULY impressed with a pre-built computer of any kind but I could ramble on for hours on the merits of what these little boxes can do. <div>
<br></div><div>A N40L (Gen 7 that I believe was 150.00 new) runs my home network(most things Roberto listed), NAS, Media Server, and lets me play with a couple light KVM's. Even after maxing out the RAM with 16 GB ECC & a used RAC/ILO card for it I think it is probably the best 300.00 I have EVER spent on hardware. There is a fan in them so as far as being specific they do not fall under the silent PC heading but two Gen 7's are a two feet away and I can't hear them. </div>
<div><br></div><div>The Gen 8's do add a few great things the nicest being the ability to toss XEON CPU's in the socket. Deals can be found OFTEN on the gen 7 & 8's if you have a little time to watch & wait. </div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Unix is basically a simple operating system. But you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity. D.R.</span><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Christopher Cavello <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cavello.1@osu.edu" target="_blank">cavello.1@osu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p dir="ltr">I would get any small form factor PC that has an external (laptop style) power supply. Order it with an SSD so the only moving part you have is a CPU fan. Then dunk the whole thing in mineral oil. You'll never hear it. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Mar 30, 2014 3:51 PM, "Scott Merrill" <<a href="mailto:skippy@skippy.net" target="_blank">skippy@skippy.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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As I mentioned at last week's COLUG meeting, I currently have two<br>
instances of ownCloud running: one at Digital Ocean, and one at home on<br>
a PogoPlug.<br>
<br>
The Digital Ocean instance works great, but it still means that all my<br>
data is "out there" in the cloud, which rather undermines one of the<br>
major benefits of ownCloud.<br>
<br>
My PogoPlug is great in terms of size, power consumption, and noise.<br>
Unfortunately, it sucks in terms of performance. The single CPU in<br>
there lacks the oomph to provide ownCloud with any kind of<br>
responsiveness.<br>
<br>
It's been ages since I've built my own PC, let alone looked at hardware<br>
in any meaningful way. What options exist today for silent computing<br>
without breaking the bank?<br>
<br>
I don't need a powerhouse machine. Size and noise are my two main<br>
priorities, with power consumption being third. Something I can attach<br>
to my UPS and forget about is ideal. Ideally SSD for storage, and<br>
something that doesn't require fans, if that's at all possible.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Scott<br>
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