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Thanks Danny. I have skimmed through the review and it's really a big help ^_^ Any other suggestions are welcome. My late grandfather used to say "The accuracy of a decision is directly proportional to the adequacy of information"

Thanks, yes, I'm planning to apply the info that I've gathered on my other thread regarding RAID to this one. Yes, I'm aware that a lot may change in a few months. I just wanted an ample enough of time to think about it, plan and study (specially if I'll be going for a Linux server) before...

Thanks, not really familiar with it. Can you give an example (so that I can have a general idea on what to look for) 1) As low as possible ^_^ but decent enough. I'm not really sure since this will be my first time building one..If it's a gaming pc, I can say 1200 to 1500 since I know that I...

Thanks for the link to that discussion Danny ^_^ I guess I'll move away from the HTPC + Media Server..I've read enough and don't want to add my stories to that thread :p Now that I know which path to take, my next question would be.. what would be a good set-up for a media server? since it's...

Thanks all for your input. I guess I'm going the i3 way. Will a on-board video is good enough for an HTPC (for HD content)? I'm thinking of a 1155 i3 with an on-board video... or a 1156 i3 + some video card that will be able to play HD videos? Does having a dual LAN port will help (since it's...

Thank you drescherjm and Danny Bui for all the info. So basically, in a Windows environment, a RAID set-up would only protect your data from HDD failures and not other hardware failures (controllers and Mobo). But on a linux environment, your data is protected further during hardware failures...

Hi all, I'm planning to build an HTPC that will also act as a media server. Any suggestions or input for the build would be appreciated ^_^ I would like it to be low powered and less heat since it will be up and running 24/7. Will be using it to watch online streaming video and...

Hi all, I'm planning to build a media server and this is my first time dipping into something further than a basic pc. I'm planning to put my drives into RAID 5. My questions are: if after a while I decided to add more drives, can I just plug in a new HDD and add it to the RAID array? In...