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- Mar 18, 2015
I'm considering building a home server basically because I can, and because I could use the experience with network management. I think I can find a few uses for it around the home, but it is mostly just for practice and administration experience. Up until now Ive always just run 1 multi purpose rig.
Here's how I'm considering going about it. Ive got two similar boards (i intel and 1 amd) and cpu's to go with them. Both are nearish in speed and core count (near 3ghz dual core). The intel board is a dell so there wont be any OC for it. There will be little neough OC with the amd though because the cooler I have for it is weak. better than stock but still nothing to really push with. Either one can have up to 8gb of ddr2 (2gb sticks, 2 matched sets) but I could also make each board hold 6gb ddr2 (whichever board is not the server will ultimately be a HTPC in the future). The PSU's Ive got for these guys are better than diablotek, but have been seen by the forums before and arent really the most quality. I'm hoping that isnt going to be an issue because they arent really going to be taxed all that much.
I had planned on moving the WD green from my sig into the server and keeping backups there still. I'd also like to move my music and movies to the server and stream them from there. All of this is feasable... in theory.
This post is just to ask what specs I need to be able to comfortable run a home server. I dont want a bottle neck in my network, so if the low core count cpu's and ddr2 is going to be an issue then I'll have to rethink my strategy. Thanks in advance.
Here's how I'm considering going about it. Ive got two similar boards (i intel and 1 amd) and cpu's to go with them. Both are nearish in speed and core count (near 3ghz dual core). The intel board is a dell so there wont be any OC for it. There will be little neough OC with the amd though because the cooler I have for it is weak. better than stock but still nothing to really push with. Either one can have up to 8gb of ddr2 (2gb sticks, 2 matched sets) but I could also make each board hold 6gb ddr2 (whichever board is not the server will ultimately be a HTPC in the future). The PSU's Ive got for these guys are better than diablotek, but have been seen by the forums before and arent really the most quality. I'm hoping that isnt going to be an issue because they arent really going to be taxed all that much.
I had planned on moving the WD green from my sig into the server and keeping backups there still. I'd also like to move my music and movies to the server and stream them from there. All of this is feasable... in theory.
This post is just to ask what specs I need to be able to comfortable run a home server. I dont want a bottle neck in my network, so if the low core count cpu's and ddr2 is going to be an issue then I'll have to rethink my strategy. Thanks in advance.