Martint Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Hey guys, I need to build a fileserver real quick. Now, I got the option of getting either a Celeron D 2.5ghz or a P4 1.8ghz.I been outta of the computer world for a while, so which of these CPU's would be better for my needs?Like I said, I would use the computer for File Storage / Media Streaming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Even being a Celeron, with that much higher clock speed, it will be faster then the P4. for what your doing a PII would probably be just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tjet Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 I use a Celeron D 2.4 everyday.Good chip so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iccaros Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 with a file server (depending on what the base OS) anything over a gig will show no real performance increase. if you are using windows as a base.. well that may change but I see no difference in performance for that task in the two processors you propose.. I would get the cheaper one. your network will have a much bigger effect on performance of a file server..With FreeNAS I have a 350 Pentium and 256 megs of ram. I am not using the ISCSI which would need some ram. I moved it to an AMD 2500 to see if there was a difference.. nope.. bench marks came out the same and real world worked out the same.. the only difference is I could use a modern raid controller on the AMD board, which did speed things up and made me feel better doing a raid 10. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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