Thanks for the input. Looking at this again is something like this better. HP DL380 GEN 5 server running the following: Two Intel Xeon quad core CPUs @ 3.0ghz 16GB ECC RAM 2x 74gb SAS drives running raid 1 Network card Single power supply (can be upgraded with a second one) I'm unsure how to compare...

Did you end up getting an answer to your question? I'm also looking at a possible server solution and tgere are some really good deals on eBay ATM but need to know if the cpu will hold up. NAS Server 1RU – HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 – E3-1230v2