Posts tagged ‘Pc’

SOYO M4 Plus Fan Control

I like to have my backup server, Nextcloud, etc. at home, because then I know where my data is. Currently, services like these are running on a homebuilt server around an Intel N3700. This system doesn’t draw much power and is completely passively cooled, so I don’t mind it being continuously on.

However the CPU is showing its age, mostly because I gave the computer the additional task of being my media centre, where The Modern Web (YouTube) would send it lagging, a lot. More modern systems around the ‘Intel Processor’ line of low-power CPUs are available, either as ‘mini PCs’ or passively cooled firewall appliances. Some even have internal expansion ports despite their small size and power budget.