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Well, if it is a server, I shouldn't need much video. I'm sure once I setup everything, I can connect using VNC or something similar, correct? My why meant to ask what are the advantages on using them. I have been reading since you mentioned it, and what I have read is that if the PSU is up to 550w, it doesn't really matters. Or I'm wrong? Any recommendations?

I plan to use the unRAID server to serve content to a HTPC. The two current towers would be used to backup the unRAID server, by connecting them through USB (3.0 ideally) to the server, and doing weekly copy of the files. Ideally I would need 11 drives: 10x4TB and 1 SSD for unRAID. I don’t know if unRAID can run from the drives where the information resides. In that case, I might do with the 10 x 4TB drives. The mother/cpu combo of today have video. Why would I need a video card for a server? Agreed, I don’t need bleeding edge. I need stability and the best price I can get without lossking stability/quality. Agreed. I would have to research what IPIMI is. Do we really need ECC memory in 2014? Good idea. Why? Any links? What does it means single rail? Any recommendation. THANKS!

I would take a look at that thread. I liked the Antec 900, it has a great price, but I see only 9 bays? I actually need a minimum of 10, and maybe 1 more for the SSD, so it looks like it won't work, or do you think I can fit more hdds in there? I would take a look at it. I would read that thread thanks again. Thanks for that info.

Thanks peter! I don't want to go more than 10 drives, if i need a parity drive, I would have 9 drives and the 10 would be parity. I don't want to over complicate things with virtualization, but it is good to know. Thanks again.

You are right. So, any recommendation on SATA cards for my 5 sata ports need? Or maybe another motherboard with more SATA ports? And finally, do you think I can use a slower/cheaper processor, a cheaper motherboard, and maybe a cheaper case or psu without sacrificing quality?

Hello guys. I’m trying to find the most cost effective solution to a problem I have. Let me explain it. Today I have a HTPC capable of 3D and 1080p that is being use with XBMC. At this point I’m not interested on any type of gaming, maybe a little bit of nostalgia emulation. In case anyone is interested it is comprised of: 1 Intel Core i3-2100 with stock fan http://amzn.com/B004JEVGMO 1 Ultra Durable 4 Classic GA-B75N Desktop Motherboard http://amzn.com/B00B9WIM0I 1 ASUS EAH6570 Radeon HD 6570 Video Card http://amzn.com/B004X8EOB6 1 SY1225SL12L Slip Stream 120mm Case Fan 1 Rosewill Case and 1x 80mm Fan http://amzn.com/B004Q7FUG2 The HTPC connects through USB 3.0 to two Mediasonic H8R2-SU3S2 http://amzn.com/B005GYDMYQ RAID towers. On each tower I have 2 JBOD configurations: 4 x 3TB (12TB) and 4x 2TB (8TB) for a total of 20TB per tower. One tower is a backups of the other, kind of a manual RAID 1. Now I’m about to fill both towers, and I want to create a new 40 TB tower (10 x 4 TB) that I would backup on the old two towers. I’m evaluating two options: OPTION 1: create a low cost/low power server that can host the 10 hard drives and use some sort of software raid, and OPTION 2: create a “server/htpc” combo that would serve both purposes. But since we are on the unRAID forums, lets focus here on SERVER OPTION. The option here is to build a low cost, low power, low noise and high availability server. I know that the cheapest the server, the lowest quality the components, so what I really mean is that for 300 dollars, or less if possible, the lowest power consumption, the lowest noise, and the best possible quality. I would like to use software raid and windows 7 (licenses cost not included on the cost), but I’m open to suggestions on other forms of raid, hardware, unraid, flexraid, etc, and even Linux. Just to be clear, I rather use Windows since I’m more familiar with it, but if really that much better I can use Linux. This is the best I could do. Please notice that while I have made my best effort to make sure that all components are compatible, I have not been in the components business for quite a while, so I might have missed something: COUGAR Evolution Black SECC $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811553002 Thermaltake SMART Series SP-550PCBUS 550W $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153172 Intel Celeron G1840 Haswell 2.8GHz LGA 1150 $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117301 GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D2V LGA 1150 $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128673 Kingston 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820239312 Total is 300 + TAX. Can I do it better, cheaper, more reliable, less noise, or any of those? THANKS A LOT.