SFF web server build advice

[keenan]

2GB will be enough. Depending on your workload, more may considerably help performance, particularly if your database is larger than your RAM.

 

[bastage]

No, Amazon has the Silverstone for $99 shipped (at least for Prime).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0025VKQ60/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

so in the end still 5 bucks more. Man if you really want the SG thats OK, but I see absolutely no reason why I would bother with it over the lian li. Also if your going to have an optical drive in it then that also make a BIG difference since you will need a more expensive slim drive in the SG plus an extra 10 bucks for the adapter to make that slim drive work.

& If size is an issue

SG05 8.7 x 6.9 x 10.9
q07 7.61 x 11.04 x 8.25
(wxhxd)

So while being much taller (although still extremely small compared to most) the lian li has a smaller footprint. So when you say small form factor it really depends on what the hole you want to shove it in is actually shaped like.

Eidt: corrected silverstones dimensions

 

[GJSNeptune]

Whoa. I like the Silverstone more. Don't take it personally. The size differences aren't a big deal. And no optical drive necessary. I can install Ubuntu from a thumb drive.

 

[bastage]

Whoa. I like the Silverstone more. Don't take it personally. The size differences aren't a big deal. And no optical drive necessary. I can install Ubuntu from a thumb drive.

Oh its not personal. & Yea I dont bother with the optical on any nix distro. This now being said though Both of these are probably grossly overkill in size. Basically you need the motherboard & a hard drive.

If you are open at all to a 2.5" hard drive the Mini Skeleton would be a fun little system to build for your uses.

 

[bastage]

Actually since no optical you can put your 3.5" hard drive there.

45 ZOTAC GF6100-E-E AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP Mini ITX
57 AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor
80 Antec Mini Skeleton-90 0.8mm cold rolled steel Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case
100 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
9 Xion XON-DRBY535PT 5.25" to 3.5" Driver Bay Cover Kit

About 300 shipped all from newegg & You could save about 50 bucks if you dont think you will need the extra 2gb of ram

Also the Mobo CPU from build 3 of danny's post would work in that as well. Its close to the same build except case.

 

[GJSNeptune]

That's the craziest case ever. I didn't know they made a mini one. But you didn't include a PSU. And between my Antec Twelve Hundred and Nine Hundred Two, I shouldn't need an adapter, and probably don't need 4GB of memory, at least not right away.

Still teetering between AMD and Intel though.

 

[bastage]

That's the craziest case ever. I didn't know they made a mini one. But you didn't include a PSU. And between my Antec Twelve Hundred and Nine Hundred Two, I shouldn't need an adapter, and probably don't need 4GB of memory, at least not right away.

Still teetering between AMD and Intel though.

There is a 90w PSU built into the Mini Skeleton.. I Wouldn't use it for a Gaming case at all because of that, but any of the CPU's listed would be fine.

plus if this is going to be visible I dont think you will find a better looking little crazy piece of hardware to sit on a shelf.

 

[zansiball]

i got a Morex 6600 case. thats the same dimensions as the lian li case but better cooling since the cpu is on the top of the case. you can also use a half height pci card like intel ct nic. here is someones build log with that case http://blogs.msdn.com/b/morgan/archive/2009/03/27/a-new-home-server.aspx

you can also fit 3 hdds and 1 odd.

with that case you can either go the intel atom way with a zotac atom card that has a pci-e lane or intel i3 with the mitx motherboard they have.