Hey,
I'm confused on my upgrade decision. I'm not sure whether to change just my mobo, CPU and RAM or do a full 24 bay case I upgrade. I currently have 12Tb File Server: Fractal Design Array R2, Intel D510MO / D510 Intel MN10, 4Gb DDR2 800Mhz.
I have been talking it over with my Bro and I am thinking of purchasing a 24 bay server case as it means I never have to buy/upgrade the server case again, unless it breaks!
Proposed build:
Processor: Core i5-3320M (Mobile G2 Socket)/Opteron 3350/3320/G1610 or AMD X2150. Do you have any suggestions?
Motherboard: No idea
Memory: 4GB or 8GB
HD Controller: 3x M1050's but I will be looking to swap for a single card
Enclosure: Norco RPC-4224 (£200-£300) or X-Case RM424s Home Server 550mm (£358.80) as the enclosure. Either way, this means SAS.
The server will be eight hard drives to start with and then eventually increase. The primary uses of the new server will be:
- Computer backups (rsync); computer & laptop - UnRAID
- Web server (to test my websites before they go live) - UnRAID
- Virtual machine (so I can use Windows at university as it is all Macs) and any other ideas - ESXi (If I can login)
- Film, TV, Music Storage - UnRAID
- XBMC server/streaming in my flat - UnRAID
- Run the usual add-ons to source content for XBMC (Media Center) - UnRAID
Do you think I actually need this? What would you do/change? The build must be energy efficient.
Updated 9/9/13