File Server Spec - need Help

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So i was looking on OCUK & found this Link

Now i have 1 method of getting a Fileserver. The 2rd involves you

So i would like you to try an spec me up a great list of components together & around the same price as the linked Rig up to £300 (i could spec myself but its not as fun) :)

Uses:
Its going to be running Ubuntu Server Edition.
will be streaming Music on to my Devices around the house (10 in total)
Maybe Streaming 1080p Videos (to 1 or 2 Macs)
Be Storing all my Video Creation in 720p/1080p & Music in Apple Lossless


Requirements
Low Power - but pretty decent Cpu as it will be on 24/7
Be Smallish but big enough to fit 3/4 3.5" HDDs
Cool & Quiet as it will be in the bedroom.
Gigabit LAN inbuilt

Bonuses:
HTPC Style Case so it doesn't look out of place on my Tv stand.
Black Case
Easy to Modify (open up)

i think thats it Can you do it for £300? :D
 
Here you are mate.This should suite your needs.Its green,small case,black color and easy to open up.The HDD I've spec'd is a Green Edition one so it will consume less power than the one in the "Primo Trinity".Also you can check this video here for a more detailed review of the case. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiFk5BO23SA
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The PSU should be more than fine - especially with that CPU.

I've a 520W PSU (granted not the same model) pushing an overclocked Q6600, 8GB RAM at 1Ghz, GTX260 overclocked and 3 1.TB EcoGreens, 3 500GB SpinPoint F1's perfectly fine.

HDD's as you've alluded to use a higher % power at boot, but considering their average power consumption is quite low it wont affect too much. For example, Heres a Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB, read the power specs at the bottom for a good idea on the rough power requirements:

Power Requirements
Power Requirements Voltage +5V±5%
Spin-up Current (Max.) 2.2A
Seek (typical) 6.7W
Read/Write (typical) 7.2W
Idle (typical) 6.3W
Standby (typical) 1W
Sleep (typical) 1W

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/productmodel.do?type=94&subtype=98&model_cd=507

HTH,
Sam
 
ill need a TB disk me thinks, other than that it looks pretty decent. might bump the psu up to a cosair though
 
Im going to throw a curve ball here and ask if you've considered a NAS?
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i have considerably and nearly hit the buy button. however the other use of this that i haven't disclosed, is i would like to muck out with linux more, i use it at work. so having a box in doors that i can break/fix will be very beneficial

also i know NAS can be Upgraded swapped out however, they don't always punch the power/CPU requirements. we have a NAS at work it barely hits 35MB write & read barely hits 40MB across the network which wouldn't be acceptable to me. so i would rather have a Dedicated box.

sorry if i was harsh in the above statments :cool:

i was hoping i could get a free PC from someone who throwing one out, as linux is very light but unfortunately none as of yet. this is why im looking at the building route. which im quite excited about as haven't built a PC in a year, running Macs mainly now.
 
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smogsy said:
i have considerably and nearly hit the buy button. however the other use of this that i haven't disclosed, is i would like to muck out with linux more, i use it at work. so having a box in doors that i can break/fix will be very beneficial
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Fair enough, nothing wrong with doing things to the extreme, especailly if you can learn something from it.
 
NickK said:
What about looking on member's market? Get yourself a cheapie bundle then just add HDs and case.
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good idea ive had a look nothing really pops out at me at the moment,

to be honest, Spec wise, the OS could easily run on a old P4 and 1GB ram and still run smooth. its just finding that someone who doesn't want it anymore. i found a case on a conpetitors site old beige looking case for £10 which could be fun to mod.
 
^nailed it

4gig of ram for a linux fileserver is waaaay OTT

i would say take the AMD route and go with a semrpon 140. they're about £30-35 with p+p (shoulda mentioned this about a week ago, cos i had one on ebay that went for 25).

get a 780g/785g board with ddr2 slots and look aroun for two 512mb sticks or possibly two 1gig sticks, as they should be really cheap (touch wood). PSU should be fine, but get more HDD space. as for the case, im not really up to scratch as to whats good/whats not with HTPC ones...
 
what do you think of this?
Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM 173804 982 in stock £61.33 £61.33

Casecom KB-7760 Black ATX Midi Tower Case - No PSU, No Case Fans Included 108280 584 in stock £10.36 £10.36

Xilence Red Wing 80mm Quiet Fan - 3&4pin connection 138590 390 in stock £3.12 £3.12

AMD Athlon X2 240 2.8GHz Socket AM3 2MB Cache Retail Box Processor 168971 42 in stock £46.88 £46.88

Kingston 2GB (2x1GB) DDR3 1066MHz i5 Memory Kit CL7 1.5V 128494 3 in stock £48.53 £48.53

Seagate ST3250318AS 250GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 8MB Cache - OEM 159691 241 in stock £32.60 £32.60

ASUS M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G Socket AM3 DVI VGA Out 8 CHannel Audio MATX Motherboard 181968 281 in stock £53.13 £53.13

Antec Basiq Power 500W PSU - 20+4pin 2x SATA 1x PCI-E 5x Mole

£313
 
just to update i now have case (see case central for Project)

still looking for parts if anyone else wants to spec me up that be cool

it needs a F3 !TB disk in.
 
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