SFF Media Server

[TeflonJim]

I wonder if anyone could critique build for a high-capacity media server type thing? Will probably run some flavour of Linux with XMBC to play my DVD collection when it's ripped to MP4. Maximum budget is in the region of £700.

I've never built SFF before, so if anyone knows whether the components will actually fit that would help

Thanks in advance

Chris

 

[TeflonJim]

Thanks for your reply

Yes, ripping (from my larger / faster computer). My collection takes up far too much space at the moment, 2 large bookcases; It's not sustainable any longer, hence the little PC.

I'll have a look into the Sandybridge processors, I couldn't find a mainboard to fit (but I didn't look very hard).

Chris