Help me pick parts for my mATX server

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NeilFarted

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Hello, i am planning on building a home server to house my expanding media library. I plan on buying Windows Home Server for an OS, and an Antec Mini P180 case. I would like to get recommendations on cpu, mobo, and PSU.

My requirements:
I would like a low-power, reliable system that can handle occasional video encoding.

I am thinking of going with an intel quad core with a low power consumption, unless someone can convince me otherwise.
I was thinking of either a corsair or pc power and cooling PSU. somewhere around 500W i would assume is plenty? I plan on having around 5-6 TB drives
The mobo must be rock solid, i'm not looking to overclock or do anything too fancy.

As a side note, does anyone know if the p180 will fit a regular scythe ninja or would i have to get a mini ninja?

Thanks in advance for all the advice
 
AMD BE-2350, 2gb RAM, 780G board, Earthwatts EA430, WD or Seagate 1.5tb drives

You can fit a full ninja, it's an ATX case. p180 mini however needs a mini ninja.
 
i have this case with a WHS in it....

i have a 780g motherboard: 6 sata with a x4 9600 and 4 750gb GP drives... uses 35w at idle.... cnq enabled
 
Drakan290 said:
It's perfectly fine, but if you're only rarely going to be using it for video encoding, and mostly as a video player, there's no need.
Make sure to get a mobo with integrated GPU though, as it will save power and be able to decode anything needed
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yea, i won't be actually playing video on it, it's just going to primarily be used as a file server for my other two rigs. thanks for the suggestions.
 
Drakan290 said:
AMD BE-2350, 2gb RAM, 780G board, Earthwatts EA430, WD or Seagate 1.5tb drives
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Ahah, this is exactly what my file server is going to look like but with smaller HD. Maybe 1TB will do.
 
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