spec my server machine specs

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opening up a pc shop soon doing mainly formats/new builds/general repairs etc

im building my own server for the main machine for all backups of user data/storage of software, having been a manager of a small shop a few years ago i understand it needs a fair bit of storage space but also being a new shop wont need to be anything too extreme at the moment so 2tb for storage will be fine for now, i am also going to be running 2 client machines to connect to it for just moving data about hence the switch being there, the clients will be ordered from somewhere else, as i found a deal in a local wholesalers that is pretty damn good, so on with the server specs

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Seagate NAS 2TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000VN000) NAS HDD £83.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x TP-Link 16-port Unmanaged Gigabit Rackmount Switch (TL-SG1016) £69.98
1 x BitFenix Raider Tower Case - Black £68.95
2 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.95
1 x Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £41.99
1 x Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 64Bit (1 Server & 10 Client Licenses) - OEM (CCQ-00128) £39.98
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £39.95
Total : £714.76 (includes shipping : £12.50).




the clients will be these as they are £269.70 inc VAT and will have 2 for now
  • AMD A6 3650 2.6GHz QUAD Core APU
  • 8GB RAM + 2TB HDD
  • DVD Writer
  • AMD Radeon HD 6530D
  • No Operating System - as will use the ones with the windows licence
 
Im not sure if the 8350 is exactly needed but if it is needed you'd want a better motherboard.

The 8350 draws a lot of power at 100% load and that motherboar doesn't have decent power regulation.

I've seen threads wqere that board has fried and one where it caught fire when used at 100% load for an extrended period.
 
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