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I'm thinking of spending some of my tax refund on a WHS box. I want one to backup my other machines, hold all my media, and stream the media to my other computers. I'd like to resuse some parts I have in my current setup, some others laying around, and buy as little as possible. I was wondering, what do you guys think of using a Gigabyte MA57SLI motherboard with a AMD X2 6400?
I have the proc laying around and the motherboard is in my current rig. I'd get a new motherboard, case, and ram for my gaming rig then reuse the MA57SLI, 2GB ram, and centurion 5 for my WHS box. The ram would come from my htpc, which would get the 4GB from the main rig, unless the server will benefit more from 4GB than the htpc.
My big concerns are power and streaming capability. I'm worried about the 6400 sucking electricity. I also want to be able to stream HD content through my DLink DIR 655 (wired to htpc and desktop).
Do you think this setup would be ok for my needs? Or would I be better off with a different processor or motherboard? Any help is greatly appreciated as this is my first attempt at a server.
I have the proc laying around and the motherboard is in my current rig. I'd get a new motherboard, case, and ram for my gaming rig then reuse the MA57SLI, 2GB ram, and centurion 5 for my WHS box. The ram would come from my htpc, which would get the 4GB from the main rig, unless the server will benefit more from 4GB than the htpc.
My big concerns are power and streaming capability. I'm worried about the 6400 sucking electricity. I also want to be able to stream HD content through my DLink DIR 655 (wired to htpc and desktop).
Do you think this setup would be ok for my needs? Or would I be better off with a different processor or motherboard? Any help is greatly appreciated as this is my first attempt at a server.