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<blockquote data-quote="milhouse" data-source="post: 326213" data-attributes="member: 26653">moab-Even under heavy load (e.g. I had a disk die on the 8x500GB array, and replaced the disk last night and started the rebuild) the CPU load is pretty low - still under 10%.&nbsp; That's with the CPU running at full power.&nbsp; I can't use the power saving feature of the processor because TV Server and cool 'n' quiet don't get along.&nbsp; Terrible stutter.I have run no benchmarks, because like I mention, I am not too concerned with speed.&nbsp; Fast enough to copy 3 DVDs down there every three days.&nbsp; It takes about 45 minutes to copy a 6GB file over the network.&nbsp; Note great, but I am not sure if it's the disks or the network, since the network is at around 75% utilization during the copy.Noise is about what you'd expect for something with 7 fans and 15 hard drives.&nbsp; I wouldn't want to sleep with it in the room.&nbsp; But still better than some small business server-class disk arrays.eetay-Actually, the NAS devices are not a bad way to go.&nbsp; Especially something like a Drobo.&nbsp; There are expandable (or at least the Drobo is).&nbsp; With a Drobo, you could start with 4x500, then swap one the disks one at a time with 1TB (swap, let rebuild, swap the next, repeat).&nbsp; When all disks are replaced you have all your data on a 4x1TB array without moving it around.&nbsp; Just sure whatever you get is expandable.&nbsp; Then you swap disks instead of adding disks.&nbsp; That's my only option - add disks, move data around, and optionally remove disks.Of course with NAS devices you get only storage space.&nbsp; I use mine for Tv Server, too.Thanks for the compliments, though!Jason</blockquote>

[QUOTE="milhouse, post: 326213, member: 26653"] moab- Even under heavy load (e.g. I had a disk die on the 8x500GB array, and replaced the disk last night and started the rebuild) the CPU load is pretty low - still under 10%. That's with the CPU running at full power. I can't use the power saving feature of the processor because TV Server and cool 'n' quiet don't get along. Terrible stutter. I have run no benchmarks, because like I mention, I am not too concerned with speed. Fast enough to copy 3 DVDs down there every three days. It takes about 45 minutes to copy a 6GB file over the network. Note great, but I am not sure if it's the disks or the network, since the network is at around 75% utilization during the copy. Noise is about what you'd expect for something with 7 fans and 15 hard drives. I wouldn't want to sleep with it in the room. But still better than some small business server-class disk arrays. eetay- Actually, the NAS devices are not a bad way to go. Especially something like a Drobo. There are expandable (or at least the Drobo is). With a Drobo, you could start with 4x500, then swap one the disks one at a time with 1TB (swap, let rebuild, swap the next, repeat). When all disks are replaced you have all your data on a 4x1TB array without moving it around. Just sure whatever you get is expandable. Then you swap disks instead of adding disks. That's my only option - add disks, move data around, and optionally remove disks. Of course with NAS devices you get only storage space. I use mine for Tv Server, too. Thanks for the compliments, though! Jason [/QUOTE]

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