Super part - not only as a server

My goal was a computer with the following characteristics:
- Backup of other computers, the highest possible security against Datenverlusst
- Central media storage and playback devices
- Blu Ray - play, surf, and perhaps even let some Office Computing
(If it has time) and so on.
- Can be used as a gaming console for relatively current track, where I am with minor
Could befriend resolutions without problems (as well as more does not bother me)
- Relatively energy-saving

It is seen that some objectives are quite contrary and I actually thought that it would run out on a gaming PC and a separate NAS.

This does, however, thanks to the N40L now not.

Windows 7 runs great on the device. Installation went well after I had added a Blu Ray burner.
The server lacks a proper soundcard. This can be compensated via a graphics card with HDMI output as HDMI picture + sound transmitted. I had previously looked in various forums for matching graphics cards. The graphics card must be low profile and even by those not necessarily fit all. The recommended there graphics cards provide enough power for a maximum but HD decoding. For 3D movies very few are ready. Currently playing title, you may even forget in low resolution.
After long works, I am on the
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6670 graphics card (ASIN B0062CHLYI) encountered. This graphics card has a higher order multiples performance as the graphics card from the forums and the attempt was worth it. It fits without modification in the server, the power supply has not been overloaded and overheating does not occur. Super! The performance index of Windows delivers Mark 7.1 of a maximum of 7.9 for graphics (applications and games). Geil!

The graphics performance is sufficient if you do not screw Details on maximum, for easy HD Ready resolution. As a comparison, I have a laptop is spread, which also has a graphics card with 1GB graphics card in the medium segment for notebooks. The processor with Core i5 and not just lame. The N40L wins now loosely against the reference and I can now play a relatively recent game smoothly at a resolution that would on the notebook for slide-show.

As a player for 3D devices I could not test him for lack of equipment. But I have no doubt that the performance of this is more than adequate.

The NAS capabilities of the computer has been said in other reviews already enough
therefore I will discuss it little.

One can also mention how well thought out the concept and the structure. There's even a bar with 20 screws for hard drive installation, the HP has built in anticipation of easily accessible in the front door, so that new disks can be screwed without problems in existing frames.
Motherboard can be removed without tools once have been loosened front at the beginning once special screws on the (perhaps gets Schwarzenegger these things from the beginning, turned with the fingers, but I do not) and all cables are disconnected.
Removing is the real highlight of the mini server, because the
Installing components in the removed motherboard is the Frickelei in mini-housing, as previously I did it from other mini-towers, preferable.

Processing is by no means cheap, but for the most part metals. Since I have very different experiences. My jetztige configuration is for the price, with the performance, can not be beat by a hand-knitted HTPC on a different basis.