On 08/08/2014 03:26 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > On 08/07/2014 09:47 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote: >> On 08/08/2014 02:16 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> On 08/07/2014 08:27 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote: >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> as a show of hands, can we get a list of : >>>> 1) boards we have at the moment >>> Cubieboard 2 >> I've got a bunch of Cubietrucks, and we have access to some highbank and >> medway boards which are both great for building stuff on > > I currently have ONE Cubieboard2, and am looking to buy a few more from > George. He tells me he is finishing up an new Baseboard with some > worthwhile features. Hasn't worked out the price yet. > > The only reason for me to go with a CubieTruck is the more memory, > particularly for replacing my DNS server. I actually run my DNS on a > 2Gb i686 system. Just the power savings moving to the CT would have an > 18 mo ROI. > > But my mail server might be an issue to move if I get into heavy > STARTTLS usage. Most ARMs have crypto co-processors built in. http://www.altechnative.net/2011/05/22/hardware-accelerated-ssl-on-marvell-kirkwood-arm-using-openssl-on-fedora/ Long story short, you would need a _LOT_ of TLS-ed email traffic to overrun the ARM CPU.