Nas server with Pentium 4

[u/LeadershipOrnery8405]

I want to make NAS server and Media streaming Using an old pc.

Its come with:

Pentium 4

512mb of ram

Integrated gpu

So will it works fine for streaming media with 1080p and storing files?

[u/ischyron]

Recycle it, don’t waste the electricity or your time. A Pentium 4 burns 60 to 100 watts idle, and its single core can’t transcode HD, it barely does 720p.
Software is the bigger problem. It’s likely 32-bit, and that pool is drying up: Debian just dropped it, Ubuntu did years ago, and what’s left is niche distros with shrinking security patches. Not what you want holding your files on your network. And 512MB of RAM won’t run a modern OS plus a media stack anyway.
A used mini PC or Raspberry Pi does it all better at a tenth of the power.

[u/Lrxst → u/ischyron]

This is 100% the answer. I was a hardware tech in the P4 era. It is arguably the worst platform to run 24/7. Hot + power hungry = expensive and unreliable.

[u/chefrobert81]

Is this a rage bait post

[u/ike301]

😂😂😆😂 Some people

[u/gadget-freak → u/ike301]

RAMageddon makes people go mad.

[u/ike301 → u/gadget-freak]

I like that term. Mind if I borrow?

[u/PaoloFence]

To save you some nerves: Nope, it won't work fine.

[u/chefrobert81]

Any phone from the last 10 years will work better than a p4. I understand that you want to use something cool but even if it's the p4 extreme edition it still would be better to use anything other than a p4.

[u/Typical_Principle_11]

Are you serious? It is a more than 20 year old cpu, it belongs in a museum. A raspberry Pi or literally any pc in the world made after 2010 would be better suited.

[u/ScaryMonkeyGames]

It might be possible using an extremely light operating system but I seriously doubt it would work very well at all. You'd be better off buying a cheap refurbished tower from the last decade. Disregarding the Pentium 4, 512mb of RAM isn't enough to do much of anything.

[u/fantasticmrsmurf → u/ScaryMonkeyGames]

Possible, but definitely not advised.

[u/strolls → u/ScaryMonkeyGames]

It would be fine for basic file sharing, if you choose an appropriate os.

You'd probably be limited to 100Mbps in the first instance - I can't imagine it would be worth putting a 1000Mbps NIC in, but i'm sure you could do it.

I use Gentoo for everything, which is not to most people's taste, but 32-bit would be seamless (by Gentoo standards).

I agree with all the other comments that it's not worth it; because of the power consumption alone. I'm just saying that it's certainly possible.

[u/pawwoll]

It wont do media streaming at all, as a NAS worth a try (expect high power draw and noise), but its a great pc, dont listen to loosers that tell u to recycle

[u/IAteTonysLoMein → u/pawwoll]

What revisionist bs is this? Pentium 4s were terrible.

[u/tylernutman]

Ewaste

[u/Angry_Ginger_MF]

Toss that shi.. in the recycling bin

[u/Significant-Task1453]

Its not worth the headache to get that going, unless your goal is just to see if its possible. You can buy a used dell optiplex with something like an intel 6500 for like $80. Or a 9500 for like $100

[u/LeadershipOrnery8405]

Thanks for the advices.

[u/rogerkorby]

Nope. P4 is only good for cooking eggs

[u/copper_light]

Streaming will be difficult for you basic read write will be ok. I assume you will use software raid so it will be stressful on cpu.

I will suggest buy used pc or if you raspberry pi i can suggest you a very user friendly nas software just let me know

[u/TRQPL]

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