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    New server build, advice needed

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    I'm not exactly a fan of that case, but that's entirely personal preference. :)

     

    Though the Power Supply should be adequate, I'm in the camp of "get more than you need". That way you can expand without worry, or having to upgrade later. 

     

    But otherwise, looks good.

     

    I'm open to suggestions on the case and PSU. :) I just like the case because it was the one I ended up with. 

    New server build, advice needed

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    Hello folks! A few years back I setup a friend with an HP MediaSmart server, and it's held up very well over the years, at least until recently. Now it just becomes completely unresponsive after awhile. I've tried troubleshooting it, but since it's been in use a good long while my friend agreed it's probably time for a new server. My requirements are going to be something stable and reliable (he's a good friend but I don't want to be over there troubleshooting all the time), and easily expandable. 

     

    I built my server two years ago, based around WHS2011 and DrivePool. It's been rock solid ever since, but since WHS2011 isn't available anymore, I figured I would go with W7 64bit. The server will be running the following:

     

    - DrivePool

    - SABNZBd

    - CouchPotato

    - Sickbeard
    - Plex
    - AirVideo for streaming to iOS on the fly
     

    Here's what I have so far:

     

    Fractal Design Define XL R2 FD-CA-DEF-XL-R2-BL Black/Pearl Steel ATX Full Tower 

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352029

     

    Seagate NAS HDD ST3000VN000 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive 

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178392

     

    ASRock B75M-GL R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel B75 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157365

     

    Intel Core i3-3240 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz LGA 1155 55W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116773

     

    Crucial 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CT51264BA1339
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148346

     

    Rosewill CAPSTONE-450 450W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire ...
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066

     

    He already has 3x 2TB drives I'm planning on tossing in with the two 3TB drives, which should give him plenty of growing space. I feel like the CPU might be a bit overkill, but I want this box to last several years at least. The case is the one I ended up going with, and is probably the easiest case I've ever worked with so it was kind of a no-brainer. 

     

    Any thoughts on how to make it cheaper/better/stronger?

     

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