Hi,
I want to invest in a home server which will be used for plex media and also to play around with virtual machines. I have seen the HP Proliant Gen8 microserver but not sure because it works out to a £150 difference compared to a custom build.
Option 1
HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T
RAM upgrade to 16gb
4TB HDD
SSD
= Around £500
Option 2
Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i3 4130T 2.90GHz
GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply
BitFenix Colossus M Micro ATX
Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Internal Solid State Drive
Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM
= £650
(PS. I'm a bit of a noob so I have no idea whether the parts I have listed in the custom build are compatible so if someone could clarify this as well I would be grateful)
Do you think the price difference is justified by the increase in performance? (if any)
I don't mind spending the extra money but in your opinion is it worth it?
thanks in advance
I want to invest in a home server which will be used for plex media and also to play around with virtual machines. I have seen the HP Proliant Gen8 microserver but not sure because it works out to a £150 difference compared to a custom build.
Option 1
HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T
RAM upgrade to 16gb
4TB HDD
SSD
= Around £500
Option 2
Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i3 4130T 2.90GHz
GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply
BitFenix Colossus M Micro ATX
Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Internal Solid State Drive
Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM
= £650
(PS. I'm a bit of a noob so I have no idea whether the parts I have listed in the custom build are compatible so if someone could clarify this as well I would be grateful)
Do you think the price difference is justified by the increase in performance? (if any)
I don't mind spending the extra money but in your opinion is it worth it?
thanks in advance