Hey guys, what's up?
Since the number of computers in my house are expanding, I figured it was time to build a centralized file server so that everyone in the house can save their files on it and access it from another computer. It's less hassle for everybody.
So yeah, building a file server isn't so hard.. BUT I have something else that came to mind. I've been longing to set up a CCTV system around my house (The front door, the side door, the garage and the back). I've been looking into it and I found the equipment I needed online. I'm going to get a DVR card that has 8 channels that has 240 FPS total (240 / 8 = 30 FPS per camera).
So my question is, what type of equipment do I need to get both running on the same machine. What I want is to have 1 machine that does both.
I'm making network drops around my house when the summer comes. I think I'll be using Cat 6 wiring and equipping each computer with Gigabit Ethernet. All of the wiring is going to be sent down into the basement where our switch is and where our future server will be. The reason why I want to implement Gigabit Ethernet in my house is because we will be streaming music and videos from the machine plus in the future maybe even HD movies once the HTPC is set up.
Anyway back to the topic. What is the recommended specs for a machine like this?
I think I'm going to be using a RAID 5 array with about 5 500GB drive in it. What kind of power supplies should I consider. How fast should my processor be? Will dual core help? Is memory more important, or is it weighed the same?
Is a mere P3 Dually able to take on this type of job? or do I need something like a Intel Core 2 Duo?
BTW I'm trying to get the most BANG for BUCK. I just want to get something thats just enough to run this system.
Anyway THANKS GUYS!
Since the number of computers in my house are expanding, I figured it was time to build a centralized file server so that everyone in the house can save their files on it and access it from another computer. It's less hassle for everybody.
So yeah, building a file server isn't so hard.. BUT I have something else that came to mind. I've been longing to set up a CCTV system around my house (The front door, the side door, the garage and the back). I've been looking into it and I found the equipment I needed online. I'm going to get a DVR card that has 8 channels that has 240 FPS total (240 / 8 = 30 FPS per camera).
So my question is, what type of equipment do I need to get both running on the same machine. What I want is to have 1 machine that does both.
I'm making network drops around my house when the summer comes. I think I'll be using Cat 6 wiring and equipping each computer with Gigabit Ethernet. All of the wiring is going to be sent down into the basement where our switch is and where our future server will be. The reason why I want to implement Gigabit Ethernet in my house is because we will be streaming music and videos from the machine plus in the future maybe even HD movies once the HTPC is set up.
Anyway back to the topic. What is the recommended specs for a machine like this?
I think I'm going to be using a RAID 5 array with about 5 500GB drive in it. What kind of power supplies should I consider. How fast should my processor be? Will dual core help? Is memory more important, or is it weighed the same?
Is a mere P3 Dually able to take on this type of job? or do I need something like a Intel Core 2 Duo?
BTW I'm trying to get the most BANG for BUCK. I just want to get something thats just enough to run this system.
Anyway THANKS GUYS!