January 3, 201610 yr Hello I am very new to this server world, so I am sorry for any stupid questions. I have decided that I want a server / nas. my needs is: Daily backup, of documents and pictures, from three windows computers. Couchpotato and transmission A linux webserver, for testing and learning magento and similar systems (not going public) Sharing pictures, to ipad, computer and a media box like a wd tv wifi player. Sharing music, (flac and mp3) to ipad, computer and a media box like a wd tv wifi player. Steaming/encoding 1080p vids, to ipad, computer and a media box like a wd tv wifi player. (max two devices at a time.) Watch documents on computers, ipad and smartphone (android and windows phone). Remotely is a big bonus. linux wm's for learning linux, no gaming what build would you recommend? it is overkill to use server grade hardware for my needs ? (ecc ram and Xeon fx.) it is going to be a intel system not sure about how many tb's i need yet, (max 8 tb) but I am sure that I am going to use wd reds it need to be quiet, because it is going be in my bedroom.
January 7, 201610 yr Your needs were basic NAS/File server with a couple of dockers up until: Steaming/encoding 1080p vids, to ipad, computer and a media box like a wd tv wifi player. (max two devices at a time.) and linux wm's That could push your CPU requirements up depending on whether you are going to run Plex or similar and do server side transcoding. A WD TV player doesn't need transcoding but the iPad might depending on what format you store your data in. VM's can push up both CPU and memory requirements. If you don't need transcoding a modern Intel Pentium with 4 GB of RAM would be a starting point. I'll almost always recommend the next step up though - a Haswell Core i3 with 8GB of RAM. That should give you room for some transcoding, Dockers, and a play VM. You probably won't need more than that unless you want to do a lot of transcoding or run a lot of Dockers or really get into VMs. I'd get 3 4TB WD Reds and run 2 data and 1 parity. Don't forget an SSD for a cache/application drive for your Dockers. 128 - 256GB should be fine. Full server grade hardware is probably overkill for you (but always fun ). I think ECC makes a lot of sense for an always-on fault tolerant server, though. The good news is that you can pair ECC with both Pentium and Core i3 CPUs if you pick the right chip and motherboard. ECC isn't mandatory, but why not start with that approach and drop it if it becomes too expensive?
January 7, 201610 yr Mid-level or so i5, 8GB RAM, motherboard with at least 6 SATA 6gbs connections. Or if total cost is a factor (when isn't it lol) the equivalent AMD combination.
January 7, 201610 yr Consider an A10-7800 on a decent A88X board. I like the Asus A88X Gamer as it has decent fan control, good power consumption, decent Intel network, and 8 SATA ports.
January 7, 201610 yr Author Consider an A10-7800 on a decent A88X board. I like the Asus A88X Gamer as it has decent fan control, good power consumption, decent Intel network, and 8 SATA ports. I do not want an amd system, i my opinion Intel is better
January 8, 201610 yr Author Could this be a good system? Corsair CS Series CS450M Fractal Design Define R5 3*3 tb wd reds Samsung 850 EVO 120 GB i3-4170T i5-4590 for vPro 8gb ram ASUS Q87M-E
January 8, 201610 yr Consider an A10-7800 on a decent A88X board. I like the Asus A88X Gamer as it has decent fan control, good power consumption, decent Intel network, and 8 SATA ports. I do not want an amd system, i my opinion Intel is better Your opinion is correct
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