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Hi, I want to build a fileserver but i'm on a major budget. I already have the hdd (2.2Tb worth) to spare so i'm going to stick 4xsata into whatever box i make.
I want it to be silent. It needs to stay on all the time. Obviously (maybe not?) there aren't any fanless PSUs that i can see, so i'm hoping this will be the only fan in the system.

Here goes;
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM - £39.94
Asrock 939NF6G-VSTA Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express DDR Motherboard - £46.99
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) - £29.36
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel - £41.11
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU - £30.54
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA53E) - £52.86

I'm hoping the Syth will be able to handle the CPU. I'm willing to clock it down if necessary, it won't be doing anything taxing at all. Most of the time 3/4 of the hdd will be idle/shutdown.
It'll run hot, i have no doubt about that, but it's cheap components so..

Let me know if this will work (esp with the memory because i don't get the whole DDR4 thing that the mobo supports)

thanks a lot,
Stubbsy
 
Ah ok thanks guys; update then
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail - £37.59
Abit AN52 nForce 520 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - £46.99

so a slightly cheaper processor and the same price of mobo

rest of the spec is the same at
Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B Heatpipe CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA755) - £29.36
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel - £41.11
Akasa AK-ZEN-01-WH Zen White Case - No PSU - £30.54
Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit (CT2KIT12864AA53E) - £52.86

any further comments?
will the mobo come with SATA cables or do these come with retail hdd, i can't remember, only know that i don't have enough at the moment!
thanks
stubbsy
 
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