Media server - spec comments needed

[Bigmonty]

Hi

Gonna have a first go at building a media server and would appreciate some comments on my spec.

The server will run Windows Home Server 03 and will need to be able to stream or transcode and stream HD media files to my PS3. It will also need to low on power consumption as it will be on 24/7 and I would like it to be as quiet as possible.

It will also need have enough room for HD drive upgrades in the future. Possibly to go as high as 12tb+ once I start ripping blurays etc..

Anyway here goes

Antec 900 Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black

Asus M3A78-EM AMD 780G (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Corsair VX 450W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-450VXUK)

E4500 Core2Duo CPU (already have this)

5 * 1.5tb Hard drives (already have these)

2GB Ram (already have this)

I think the total cost will be about £200. However I am willing to go higher if anybody recommends alternative products to meet my functionality requirements.

Cheers in advance.

 

[Bigmonty]

Thanks, school boy error picking the motherboard there. However I really need 6 sata controllers on the MB, which I don't think the one you have suggested has.

I'll take on board the PSU comments.

The rest of the spec okay for transcoding HD files on the fly, which is main concern.