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is an i3 strong enough to stream HD from the pool to multiple pc/consoles ? or should I go with the xeon I saw for around 200ish

im gonna be using wd red drives for everything. my wife is happy with my current rig. os on a black drive and data on a single green.

hi all im rebuilding my fileserver / media server and im thinking of going intel. my main reason is I have the file server and then I have 3 laptops accessing it. will the cpu in the server make a difference on how quickly I can balance my pool and also how quickly I can run scanner? im thinking of rebuilding with a socket 1150 Celeron to start and then upgrade as I can afford.

im looking at a 750watt seasonic that's gold rated. gonna go intel once I can find a board that's windows 10 ready. probably gonna get a cheap celleron to start so I don't break the bank. the upgrade to a xeon haswell if board supports. my current poer supply is 650 watt but only has 2 sata power connectos and with the case fan controller and 2 hdd im already on my 1st splitter plus its not modular. (o the ratsnest) lol my wife loves my current server config. me and her we both accessing th wd green drive at same time with no lag. is intel gonna use ddr 3 for a while or is the ddr 4 gonna take over everything. I love my laptops I7 but for the server im liking the xeon is a celleron enogh to start with to stream music / moves from the drivepool?

I have the 650 watt but my problem is all my older and newer drives are sata 3. in the end ill be running 1 dvd writer , 1 ssd, and 11 wd red drives. my current config is ... msi 880gma-e45 motherboard with amd phenom 2 945 deneb core running at 3.0ghz quad core (95 watt) 4 x 4 gb ram (total 16gb) onboard video currently set to 32mb shared vid ram wd black 1TB as os drive wd green 1TB as data drive I have a few questions about the power supplys, 1 what do I need bronze gold or platinum grade supply 2 should I get a supply with 14 sata power connectors or get less and use splitters im thinking of a 1000watt or better supply as im sure I will need a newer board and cpu within 2 years. possibly intel for that upgrade. once I start getting new hdd they will all be wd red except for the ssd Samsung 850pro drive. (should I get 128 or 256 ssd) thanks for the advise.

hey drashna I got my new case. Fractal design FD-CA-NODE-804-BL Now im debating a new power supply so I have enough powr for my system and the max of 13 drive going for 1 slim dvd writer 1 Samsung 850 series 128gb ssd 1 wd red 2.5 inch I have 1 , 1TB green also have 1 1TB black drive currently I have a 650 watt power supply but it only has 2 sata power connectors your advise is appreciatd

thanks for the info. I found a usb 3.0 card that has the 19 pin connector for my case so im gonna stick with the phenom 2 3.0ghz deneb for now. may consider going to 32 gb ram because im taking my dedicated graphics card out. I don't need that in a server the onboard card is fine for system setup and updates. So I will have 4 usb 3.0 ports (2 on front and 2 on back of motherboard) im hoping to get another year out of this board.

hey Cristopher im considering soon down the road getting a new motherboard and cpu. im thinking of going intel this time. as its been a few years since I had my last intel desktop cpu (socket 478 3.2ghz Prescott) im at a lossfor what cpu to get for my system for server duty. im planning on using onboard graphics due to being remote in through my laptop. but do I get an i3 i5 i7 and also dual or quad core. I will definitely get the ssd. im also partial to MSI motherboards.

ive decided on the Samsung 850 pro 128 gb ssd for my os drive . next ? is what is a feeder drive and do I need one ? ill be running primarily wd red drives for the stablebit data pool/scanner also what os is best win 7 pro, win 8.1 pro or wait for win 10 pro? love the win 10 preview...

is it safe to run a SSD 24/7 for the OS? or will this wear out the SSD to fast? then I plan on WD RED as my data pool drives

THanks Christopher my black drive is about 5 years old and I was debating a 2.5 inch 1TB red or a ssd. im liking the crucial M500 series for ssd but was afraid of all I read about the issues with writes and deletes. ive heard how this wears the drive down fast. Also the machine is going to basically sit and serve my drive pool which I'm planning on getting 3+TB red drives. so im not sure the performance boost is worth it for the os drive. im looking to also use windows 10 as my server os once It launches. also is 16gb ram enough or should I max the board out to 32gb? I will be using up to 512mb for the onboard video card.

My server build Amd phenom 2 945 Deneb at 3.0gnz (AM3) Gskill 4 x4gb ddr 1600 ddr 3 ram Current os drive WD Black 1 TB sata 6gb/s data drive one 1TB wd green drivea I have a total of 6 sata 3 6gb/s ports my Question is should I upgrade to WD red or SSD for the OS? Im currently testing windows 10 This machine is running 24/7 as a home media server (music, Movies, files etc) Data will be on the WD red and or the green drive Any advise would be apreciated