[building] silent and cheap home server
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:37 pm
Hi all,
From some time I'm trying to choose components for my silent home server, that will be used as:
- samba/nfs
- openVPN
- torrent client
- DLNA server
- backup
- maybe 720p/1080p transcoding (that would be nice feature of that server, but I can live without it )
all with Gigabit speed (I'd use drives connected for movies/photos/music storage, so high speeds/responsivity will be appreciated)
I've figured out that this Atom based build should work (probably without HD transcoding on the fly):
ASROCk AD2700 (Atom D2700 2,13Ghz, 10W TDP)
M350 Case
PicoPSU + Seasonic AC/DC Brick
4GB Ram DDR3 1066Mhz
80GB 2.5' noteboock HDD
+ my external 2TB USB 2.0 WD drive that I've already bought
everything will cost ~330$
But, I've figured out, that with small effort I can upgrade my actual PC, and use old parts to build a nice server (the only change will be smaller case, PSU and new HDD)
My actual config:
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H (AM2+, microATX, DDR2)
Athlon X2 5200+ (2,7Ghz, BOX fan)
4GB DDR2 RAM
+ Geforce 9600GT and 320GB HDD & 128GB SSD that i'd like to save nor a upgraded PC.
My question to You is:
What case, PSU and cooling should I choose for that mobo/CPU, to keep it silent (20-30dB) and cheap?
What will be estimated power consumption of that server?
Is it possible that building server from parts of my actual PC + upgrade will cost as much as (or maybe little more expensive) Atom based solution that I've presented above?
Cheers
From some time I'm trying to choose components for my silent home server, that will be used as:
- samba/nfs
- openVPN
- torrent client
- DLNA server
- backup
- maybe 720p/1080p transcoding (that would be nice feature of that server, but I can live without it )
all with Gigabit speed (I'd use drives connected for movies/photos/music storage, so high speeds/responsivity will be appreciated)
I've figured out that this Atom based build should work (probably without HD transcoding on the fly):
ASROCk AD2700 (Atom D2700 2,13Ghz, 10W TDP)
M350 Case
PicoPSU + Seasonic AC/DC Brick
4GB Ram DDR3 1066Mhz
80GB 2.5' noteboock HDD
+ my external 2TB USB 2.0 WD drive that I've already bought
everything will cost ~330$
But, I've figured out, that with small effort I can upgrade my actual PC, and use old parts to build a nice server (the only change will be smaller case, PSU and new HDD)
My actual config:
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H (AM2+, microATX, DDR2)
Athlon X2 5200+ (2,7Ghz, BOX fan)
4GB DDR2 RAM
+ Geforce 9600GT and 320GB HDD & 128GB SSD that i'd like to save nor a upgraded PC.
My question to You is:
What case, PSU and cooling should I choose for that mobo/CPU, to keep it silent (20-30dB) and cheap?
What will be estimated power consumption of that server?
Is it possible that building server from parts of my actual PC + upgrade will cost as much as (or maybe little more expensive) Atom based solution that I've presented above?
Cheers