Need help with Spec on Mini ITX Minecraft/File storage home server

brad257

brad257

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Hi Guys,

Need some help with the specs on my new server

Want it to be Mini ITX

I was thinking
Budget 400-500£

I3 2120
4GB Ram
2x1TB WD Red
Would like an optical Drive but not absolutley neccessary
Mobo Mini-ITX but not sure which one
Case/Power as small as possible and able to fit an optical drive (Slim) and 2x3.5 Inch drives.

Thanks in advance for your great knowledge and Advice,

Brad
 
That's a big budget to be spending on desktop hardware for use as a server.

My suggestion would be to google "HP ProLiant ML110 G7 E3-1220 Tower Server" and click top link. It's a proper server with a more powerful CPU than you're speccing and costs £384, of which you can claim back £150, so £234.

Remember it needs ECC ram though, but 1x8gb module of it only costs around £60, so far that comes to £344 and you have space to up it to 32gb of RAM. (But I believe you need to do a BIOS update for it to support 8gb modules).

That leaves you a big old chunk of money left to buy hard drives with, and an actual server, not a desktop running a server OS.

I'm currently running desktop kit as a home server and it works, but it was a big mistake. The NIC is rubbish, the SATA controllers aren't up to server stuff and it costs more for something that's not very well suited to being a server. Why not just buy a server?


Also have a look at the HP Microserver, easily powerful enough for running a Minecraft server and doing some file storage. (I do both on my server on an old E6300, the Microserver is roughly as powerful but uses far less electricity).


Send me a trust message if you like and I can help properly without naming competitors names.
 
 
Thanks for the replies.

Muel, I really wanted the server to be as small and as lower power consumption as possible but still have the power there when needed. Thats why I am opting for the I3 and Mini Itx form factor. I did have a look in to the HP ProLiant Series but I have never been a big fan of HP Equipment. I have read mixed reviews and think for my basic needs the ITX Desktop hardware will be adequate enough.

Also I know its sad but I want to build something myself and I love the idea of the ITX sized hardware.

Thank you for you input It is much appriciated.

Tamzzy

I'm sure I have read a few of your posts over the last week while I have been researching for this build.

What would the benfits be of the RE4 over the WD Red?

Also you have specced a Mirco ATX board here not an ITX could you take another look over this?

Thanks
 
What Operating System will you be using brad?
File Server and Mini-ITX aren't really the best bedfellows, considering how big disks are (physically, unless you go with 2.5" disks).
 
brad257 said:
Thanks for the replies.

Muel, I really wanted the server to be as small and as lower power consumption as possible but still have the power there when needed. Thats why I am opting for the I3 and Mini Itx form factor. I did have a look in to the HP ProLiant Series but I have never been a big fan of HP Equipment. I have read mixed reviews and think for my basic needs the ITX Desktop hardware will be adequate enough.

Also I know its sad but I want to build something myself and I love the idea of the ITX sized hardware.

Thank you for you input It is much appriciated.

Tamzzy

I'm sure I have read a few of your posts over the last week while I have been researching for this build.

What would the benfits be of the RE4 over the WD Red?

Also you have specced a Mirco ATX board here not an ITX could you take another look over this?

Thanks
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doh! i always do that (speccing the d3v in an itx build) >.>

re4 is an enterprise drive aka more reliable suited for 24/7 running
 
 
Will be running WHS 2011. I am welcome to any other suggestions though. I would like it as small as possible and also very low power consumption.
 
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