WHS Build

[botat29]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for.
Host Windows Home Server

2. What YOUR budget is.

Less posible

4. IF YOU have a brand preference.

Will go with a AMD ( I like when it's posible to help AMD a little bit)

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

Only the case


8. WHEN do you plan to build it?

Tomorrow

9. What resolution do you use?

let's say I will not play Crysis with this one....


Ok, for the board I plan to use a GA-890GPA-UD3H or a M4A88T-V EVO or a M4A89GTD PRO , it's the CPU I don't know, an Athlon will cost me $ 60 and a Phenom $ 100, I guess as a files server an Athlon is ok.

So witch board is the best, and is it ok an Athlon

NOTE , that a Asus M4A78LT have the 6 sata I need , but the board do not have heatsink over the volrage reg. , is it important ? because I will save another $ 50

[_dangtx_]

either asus or giga 880/890 will the jobbe well, you dont need anything special.
cpu wise, a duallie will do but throw a quad in just in case.
since you wont be clocking or anything, do save.


ps if you were to build intel i3 (1155/56) youd be better off but hey.well except for the onboard gpu.

[botat29]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

........but throw a quad in just in case.

in case of what ?

this build will never see other usage than WHS,

[_dangtx_]

ok then go for the cheapest athlon II you can find then :)

[botat29]

I look also at a 775 build but the ddr2 are very expensive

[_dangtx_]

celly 3300/3400 are a great bang per buck, better on power figures than their athlon counterparts.
you can find 50-60 dollar ddr3 mobos that wil ltake them, with gma4500 video onboard.

[botat29]

do you have a board in mind, the only ddr3 I found are Pxx so no onboard, and I need 5 sata

[_dangtx_]

one sec...



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ASUS P5G41T-M/CSM LGA775 mATX G41 DDR3 PCI-E16 PCI-E1 2PCI HDMI VGA GMA4500 Motherboard - DirectCanada

Gigabyte GA-G41MT-D3 mATX LGA775 G41 DDR3 1PCI-E16 2PCI Video Sound GBLAN Motherboard - DirectCanada


as for the number of sata ports....hmmm....

[botat29]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

as for the number of sata ports....hmmm....

I may be ok with 4 sata ( 1 for the OS and 2 x 2TB, for a total of 2 gb with folder duplication ) and add a sata add on card if needed later

but for $ 40 more I have an AMD solution with 6 sata + IDE , I can even put a IDE as OS and use 6 x 2 tb ( for a total of 6 tb since I duplicate all the folders )

I'm not at $ 40 near, So i guess the AMD will be my choice, what about a Semptron ? ( not sure about how much CPU power folder replication need )

and what about those voltage regulator heatsink

[botat29]

what about those thing

Newegg.ca - ASUS E35M1-M PRO AMD Zacate E350 AMD Hudson M1 Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo


EDIT : not sure I will not have problem with the driver with WHS ...