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    to RAID or not to RAID?

    Thanks for the reply(s)! To clear up some confusion. I may build a HTPC in the future as my old one died but im living without it for now. I ONLY am looking to store and stream to multiple devices/PCs. When i think of HTPC i think of it as recording shows/watching movies/surfing the web from...
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    to RAID or not to RAID?

    Hi guys! Long time lurker looking for some advice. I am in need of building a home media server. I currently expect to need a minimum of 4TB of storage but would like at least 8TB for room to grow. I plan on purchasing all hard drives at once and am thinking 2TB drives would be a good fit...
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    Antec Eleven Hundred Chassis Review @ [H]

    Really enjoyed the review! I recently picked up a 650D and have to say, this look almost like a "cheap" knockoff... Think I would go with a 300 over this.
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    New Build Advice

    Thanks for the ideas guys! For Editing 16GB I have found is great so i am planning on doing so. I think cutting the i5 to 2400 and swapping cooler for a cheaper one would be a good idea. Also i like the GFX card mentioned. Could i use my existing PSU would it be enough?
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    New Build Advice

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, Web browsing and some video encoding. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Trying to stay in the 1k-1,200 but can go as high as 1,400 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please...
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    Media Storage/Server question

    So I went through some old hardware I had laying around.. Asus P5G41-M-LE Motherboard with a max of 4 Sata 3gb and 8gb Ram E5300 Dual core Pentium 2.6. Would these work good for my media server? The board is a mATX so i might be limited on case choices
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    Media Storage/Server question

    Wow great suggestions! So sounds like ZFS may be the way to go. I could see using a online solution such as CrashPlan. I had not thought of this but it would be cost effective. Could anyone provide additional resources for me to read up on ZFS and/or WHS, as these two solutions interest...
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    Media Storage/Server question

    Ah I understand, yea, I think that a 2nd sever for backups would be a bit much, Since I do own them I think Ill have to suck it up and just use the server and watch for possible issues. Any suggestions on how much extensive of a CPU and RAM i would need? I wouldn't expect to need much, but...
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    Media Storage/Server question

    My Apologies, perhaps I misunderstood. Most of my data is Ripped movies (Blu/DVD) and music (22GB), which when added up is an considerable time investment. I would like to take the least amount of risk involved, while still being affordable. 2 Times the size of the Array does not seem like a...
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    Media Storage/Server question

    @Trepidati0n - Great question, honestly this was a big concern, with this much storage how much backup storage on say a external drive I would need? Currently, out of all my devices only one is backed up. Could you provide a suggestion on how much backup storage space would be needed? I would...
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    Media Storage/Server question

    @mwroobel I actually plan to pick the hard drives up last, after prices calm down, some 2TB drives used to be 60-80 are now over 200. I was planning on using 5 (6 if needed) 2TB drives. Once I have everything (minus the drives) I am building a rack to put in the basement. Cat5 runs from...
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    Media Storage/Server question

    Honestly, don't really care what OS it runs. All PCs in the house run W7 (Win7/XMBC on the HTPC) Budget ranges between 0-$1k Id like to go less than 700, but have budgeted up to 1k.
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    Media Storage/Server question

    Not really sure, as I said I am not extremely tech savvy but was planning on using WHS or Ubuntu. Id welcome any suggestions from hardware to software. Tired of transferring files around depending on where they "ended up" would like to centralize and give myself a little room to grow...
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    Media Storage/Server question

    So I am in the process of building a file/media server, mainly for storing/streaming video and music. This server will feed to a HTPC, Gaming PC, Office PC and Laptop. I don't expect more than 2 devices to stream at a given time. I estimate needing 8-10TB of storage, currently have from...
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    Lcd TV/Monitor questions

    Thanks for the replies, Going to look at a few different options, but you have given me a jumping off point which is what i was looking for.... i was hesitant to purchase online as dead pixels was a concern another friend of mine mentioned. Thanks for the help. off to the store!
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