I'm currently in the process of refurbishing a house I've just bought which I'll take the opportunity to install Cat5e throughout, with the patch panel and switch located under the stairs.
My current HTPC set up is based on an Antec Fusion Black NSK2480B case with all storage located within it, 1TB total.
I'm taking this opportunity to rationalise my existing set up by centralising media storage and using either low power HTPC or Amazon Fire TV units for both TV's for media playback.
I've found the following spare components in my cupboard.
Abit AB9 Pro motherboard
Antec ATX Case
Intel Celeron E1200 CPU (1.6Ghz Dual Core)
MSI HD 5450 1024MB GDDR5 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card
2GB RAM
The board supports the following HDD connections
I could build this into a server and add a few hard drives in to make what I think would be a decent server/NAS. However, I also like the look of the HP ProLiant Gen8 G1610T MicroServer, which seems smaller than a standard tower and is probably more suited as a server.
Would either option be better for running Plex to a few devices and acting as a central media and general store for the house?
What hard drives are more suitable for storage in a NAS? WD Red?
I have a spare copy of Windows 7 Home edition, is this suitable as a Server OS or should I opt for Synology which I see a lot of people here recommend?
My current HTPC set up is based on an Antec Fusion Black NSK2480B case with all storage located within it, 1TB total.
I'm taking this opportunity to rationalise my existing set up by centralising media storage and using either low power HTPC or Amazon Fire TV units for both TV's for media playback.
I've found the following spare components in my cupboard.
Abit AB9 Pro motherboard
Antec ATX Case
Intel Celeron E1200 CPU (1.6Ghz Dual Core)
MSI HD 5450 1024MB GDDR5 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card
2GB RAM
The board supports the following HDD connections
I could build this into a server and add a few hard drives in to make what I think would be a decent server/NAS. However, I also like the look of the HP ProLiant Gen8 G1610T MicroServer, which seems smaller than a standard tower and is probably more suited as a server.
Would either option be better for running Plex to a few devices and acting as a central media and general store for the house?
What hard drives are more suitable for storage in a NAS? WD Red?
I have a spare copy of Windows 7 Home edition, is this suitable as a Server OS or should I opt for Synology which I see a lot of people here recommend?