Mini ITX build for music server/image viewing

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Nalif

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I'm putting together my first mini ITX build for a music server/photo image viewer that will be used at my personal business. Things this machine must be able to do:

- Run 12-15 hours a day every day while constantly playing music
- Display reference images that average 3000x3000px while playing music
- Have a large hard drive that can hold all of my music and play it stutter free
- Be small so I can tuck it in an out of the way corner up stairs
- Run two displays at once, one upstairs with, the other downstairs on my artist's easel

Here are the parts have picked out. Does this look capable of performing the above?

ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual-Core 441 NVIDIA ION Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ

Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

LIAN LI PC-Q07 Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
 
Pretty much any SATA hard drive can play music without stuttering. I've never even gotten stutters on an IDE drive. (Maybe that's just me.) Looks like a solid build to me though.
 
How will this server be connected? via ethernet or via wifi?
 
If you don't need an optical drive, the M350 would be a much smaller case that should fit the bill. The only thing you would have to change would be the hard drive since it only supports 2.5" hard drives, but unless you have an absurd amount of music and pictures, any 500GB+ laptop drive should work.
 
the server will be connected via wifi, and will also have an optical drive.
 
What PSU do you plan on using?

Other case suggestions:
- Antec ISK 300-150
- Silverstone SG05-B
Both already come with PSUs and both require a slim optical drive. The Sugo can take a 3.5" HDD, but the Antec will require a 2.5" HDD.
 
Nalif said:
the server will be connected via wifi, and will also have an optical drive.
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Well make sure that there's as little physical and electrical obstructions as possible between the router and the server. In addition, makes sure that your router is also using Wireless N. That's the only real issue preventing the system from streaming audio and pictures well.
 
The motherboard says it comes with an AC adapter. Will I need a power supply in addition to this?
 
Ahh, sorry, didn't notice you chose the one with the psu included. :eek:
 
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