2012-10-20, 12:26
If you would have to build a new unraid box today , would you choose to go Intel or AMD?
Planning on a 15-16 drive box that will be somewhat upgradeable (hardware wise) to 20-24 drive, so my so my thoughts are go with an intel but the amd seems to be quite alot cheaper. Probably will be running most of the common apps on the server (Sick,couch,plex, mysql etc,) so have been pricing the dual core intel and amd cpus. I already am running a 10 drive amd unraid and have been well pleased with it for running 24/7 over a year.
Now I need more space and have 15-2TB green drives sitting here with a CM 590 case. My thoughts would be to start with this and as the price of 3 & 4 TB drives drop to swap the greens out when I need more space.
Intel List
Motherboard
Add On Controllor card x2
Hotswap drive rack X3
PSU
CPU went with the new i3 for less power consumption.
Memory x2 thought what the hell might as well go for all 16 gigs of it to future proof.
Cost = $1014.90
AMD List
Motherboard
Add in Controllor cards x 2
Hot Swap drive rack x 3
PSU
CPU
Memory
Cost = $768.91
Any thought on which would server better over the long run?
Planning on a 15-16 drive box that will be somewhat upgradeable (hardware wise) to 20-24 drive, so my so my thoughts are go with an intel but the amd seems to be quite alot cheaper. Probably will be running most of the common apps on the server (Sick,couch,plex, mysql etc,) so have been pricing the dual core intel and amd cpus. I already am running a 10 drive amd unraid and have been well pleased with it for running 24/7 over a year.
Now I need more space and have 15-2TB green drives sitting here with a CM 590 case. My thoughts would be to start with this and as the price of 3 & 4 TB drives drop to swap the greens out when I need more space.
Intel List
Motherboard
Add On Controllor card x2
Hotswap drive rack X3
PSU
CPU went with the new i3 for less power consumption.
Memory x2 thought what the hell might as well go for all 16 gigs of it to future proof.
Cost = $1014.90
AMD List
Motherboard
Add in Controllor cards x 2
Hot Swap drive rack x 3
PSU
CPU
Memory
Cost = $768.91
Any thought on which would server better over the long run?