GIGABYTE GA-C847N (and other NM70 boards)

LePhuronn

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I'm building a simple web server I can chuck into my bag with my Mac when the other half demands my presence and I have to leave the main systems behind. Also my existing server is hot and loud now and needs to be replaced anyway.

So, how about these NM70 boards with embedded Celeron 847s? That Gigabyte one has dual Gigabit Ethernet on it, which could be handy. OK, it has a PCI slot on it, but I'm looking at the Antec ISK110 for the case, so wouldn't use any expansion slots anyway.

So yeah, NM70 with Celerons on them. Discuss.
 
What do you mean by a "simple web server"? I'm trying to get my head around hosting a website on a computer which you periodically unplug and carry around. If the data is served to the web, you can already access it anywhere. If it's a LAN file server, you can still access the data over the internet. If it's to carry files around in non-internet fashion, wouldn't you prefer a USB stick?

My "server" is a HP microserver, that's pretty much perfect for a home server. Perhaps worth a look if you want a replacement for the current box. I wouldn't carry it around though.

Regarding the boards - build-in processor is good if they're cheap and adequately cooled. The gigabyte boards are quite cheap. I don't much like the look of the fan arrangement or the warning that taking the fan off is expected to break the system. It also seems a shame to have the CPU built in but not the PSU. Still, interesting systems.

Supermicro do a similar, but more hardcore range e.g. X9SPV-M4. I particularly like that quad nic built in. I cannot find anything from that range for a sane price though.
 
That's a sexy little board is that Supermicro. More expensive than the entire server I was looking to build but I may swing some external financing in the future ;-)

It's a web development server that I don't expose to the web. I do a lot of internal-use corporate stuff so I don't have tests or builds online, hence needing to take it with me if I'm working elsewhere. My current "server" is a pile of old Athlon bits running Windows 2000 Server and XAMPP for PHP work so I'm more than confident the embedded Celeron will be fine, however it's looking like I need to switch to ASP.NET and SQL Server.

That Celeron should be OK to run a development environment shouldn't it?
 
LePhuronn said:
I'm building a simple web server I can chuck into my bag with my Mac when the other half demands my presence and I have to leave the main systems behind. Also my existing server is hot and loud now and needs to be replaced anyway.

So, how about these NM70 boards with embedded Celeron 847s? That Gigabyte one has dual Gigabit Ethernet on it, which could be handy. OK, it has a PCI slot on it, but I'm looking at the Antec ISK110 for the case, so wouldn't use any expansion slots anyway.

So yeah, NM70 with Celerons on them. Discuss.
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Excuse me but why don't you just buy a proper computer and run Linux or Windows and then you could run a virtual web server on the same computer :)

You could even "hack" your mac and run Linux or Windows on that and then use something like KVM (on Linux) or Client Hyper-V if you go with Windows 8 Professional. Will also save you from carrying another appliance around with you in your bag :)
 
dlknight said:
...why don't you just buy a proper computer and run Linux or Windows and then you could run a virtual web server on the same computer :)
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I like building computers :D

Besides, I find it too messy and cluttered to have a server running on my main dev computerss. I usually have at least 5 projects on the go at once and it aids my workflow to have everything running on a separate server.

I have XAMPP running on my MBA at the minute for when I'm out and frankly I find it a pain in the ass with folder permissions and faffing with hosts files to get more than one site running.

dlknight said:
You could even "hack" your mac and run Linux or Windows on that and then use something like KVM (on Linux) or Client Hyper-V if you go with Windows 8 Professional.
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I don't know if it's just me but I don't really go with Virtual Machines. I'd rather invest some pocket money in getting an actual computer.

That, of course, may well have to change when I get into heavy ASP.NET stuff (shudder).

dlknight said:
Will also save you from carrying another appliance around with you in your bag :)
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Hence the Mini ITX form factor in an Antec ISK110 ;)
 
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