I am wanting to build a new linux based fileserver for my house, I know that I want to put at least 1 terabyte+ worth of storage into it, but I am looking for suggestions for what to put in it based on my intended usage.
I'd really like to go with an Opteron setup, but I am on a budget so I am looking at doing a socket 754 based Athlon 64. I don't expect this box to see much usage, as it is just me and my wife that will be using it to watch DVD's, listen to MP3's etc streamed to my Xbox running XBMC, that is my intended use for it and moving up to a home theater PC at some point this year.
Here is what I am thinking:
Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 754)
Gigabyte GA-K8NS mobo(I bought one of these for my brother for Christmas, he is quite pleased with it, and it's cheap!)
512 or 1 gig of PC-3200, should I do ECC for what I am doing?
Not sure on the drives or RAID controller, but definitely want SATA I or II type drives
I already have a case and power supply that I think will be sufficient to handle all of this, as well as an old PCI video card.
Suggestions?
I'd really like to go with an Opteron setup, but I am on a budget so I am looking at doing a socket 754 based Athlon 64. I don't expect this box to see much usage, as it is just me and my wife that will be using it to watch DVD's, listen to MP3's etc streamed to my Xbox running XBMC, that is my intended use for it and moving up to a home theater PC at some point this year.
Here is what I am thinking:
Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 754)
Gigabyte GA-K8NS mobo(I bought one of these for my brother for Christmas, he is quite pleased with it, and it's cheap!)
512 or 1 gig of PC-3200, should I do ECC for what I am doing?
Not sure on the drives or RAID controller, but definitely want SATA I or II type drives
I already have a case and power supply that I think will be sufficient to handle all of this, as well as an old PCI video card.
Suggestions?