server question

[tvng]

i want to build a small server at home. just need some advice on which MB, cpu and etc to get. all advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[SimGuy]

Any combination of parts that are stable together

Most servers aren't overclocked

 

[BillLeeLee]

A regular old comp can act as a server if you have one lying around. I run a server off my 2nd comp (see the P4 1.3 in sig), my friend has run a server off his dual PII box.

If you're gonna build one, you're basically just building a regular computer, since I'm assuming this server will be doing light serving duties (file servers, light web server, etc.).

 

[groggory]

build it quiet, cheap, reliable, and functional.

It will serve you nicely. My server is a pentium pro 200 with an 80 gig HD, 3 nics, a cdrom, 4mb video. Its my BSD box. Runs perfectly

 

[Leb_CRX]

QUIET is important, to me anyways, my main rig sounds like a jet engine, so with my server I wanted it as quiet as possible

basically find whatever part you have lying around, putt hem together, and your good to go

I am running a celeron 400, with 384MB Ram, 8Gig hd :weaksauce:, I use ti to host my website and learn play with linux

 

[Zepher]

My file server is basically a P3 450 with some drives in it and I have them shared. All the machine does is run the hard drives.