WHS re-build help

[Disco_Stu_04]

I've had a WHS system running on an old 2003 PC gaming build
Currently I have
Mid tower Lian Li case
3.0 ghz P4
Some RAM
Radeon 9800 all in wonder (AGP)
Power supply that would drive a P4 board.

The problem is that this setup only provided 2 SATA connections. And it's SATA I at that. I want more/faster slots for expandability (and power savings hopefully)


1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Windows Home Server
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Cheap as possible while using reliable parts. <300 is the goal.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Pensacola, FL
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
I'm figuring: CPU/MB/RAM/video card?/power supply?
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Case, hopefully power supply, I doubt I can re-use video card
6) Will you be overclocking?
No need
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
No need
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In/during next month
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video? etc.
Onboard SATA.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
WHS v1.

Thanks!

 

[bastage]

naming what PSU you have would be helpfull.. So I am going to assume you need one

120 ASUS E35M1-M PRO Fusion AMD E-350
23 G.SKILL Value Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3
45 Antec NEO ECO 400C

Shipped total of 188 & will take anything WHS v1 can do.. Also leaves a bit of expansion for performance improvements like a SATA card (raid not needed) or an intel gigabit nic..

 

[bwang]

I'd go with a non APU setup...onboard video works perfectly fine and a AM3 board allows for more future expansion options.

 

[plunger]

naming what PSU you have would be helpfull.. So I am going to assume you need one

120 ASUS E35M1-M PRO Fusion AMD E-350
23 G.SKILL Value Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3
45 Antec NEO ECO 400C

Shipped total of 188 & will take anything WHS v1 can do.. Also leaves a bit of expansion for performance improvements like a SATA card (raid not needed) or an intel gigabit nic..

That is pretty much my WHS v1 setup. The MB has 5 SATA + 1 eSATA port which is plenty for me. I ordered 8GB of ram because it was only $10 more than 4GB at the time. Saving the extra 4GB for a later build.

I had to do this build because my old WHS v1 setup also only had 2 SATA. This board has plenty of expansion ports for down the road.

 

[bastage]

I'd go with a non APU setup...onboard video works perfectly fine and a AM3 board allows for more future expansion options.

The APU is certainly overkill, but your not really going to get more future upgrade options out of a am3 board other then being able to upgrade the CPU.. No other expansion for important stuff in a home server like adding SATA cards or a better NIC.. Not to mention the noise & when you add a CPU to any decent quality AM3 board the price would be pretty close (113 shipped for the cheapest dual core am3 & a cheapo asrock am3 board as opposed to 120 for a silent Asus)..