Comments on: Building a cheap server?

By: Bjorn

Bjorn — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:14:34 +0000

They should be fine. But I have a few suggestions.

I would not skimp so much on the motherboard, stick to Asus,Abit, MSI, Epox, DFI, Gigabyte or Soyo. You can still find budget boards from them for rather cheap.

You might want to get a bigger hard drive if you are planning on using this for file storage. Not to mention more ram if you are going to have multiple computers accessing it.

By: Vincent B

Vincent B — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:14:34 +0000

AMD is a good set up for gaming, for multitasking, "server" your going to want an intel processor…..other than that you should be fine. You can always add more ram later on……

Try this link and check out some intel celeron D’s that come with a motherboard…….socket 775 will allow you to upgrade to a dual core "intel core 2 dou" in the future. Your current setup, socket 754 will run a 64 bit AMD, but it wont take a dual core processor, the AMD 64 x2 is not supported……

http://www.tigerdirect.com/app.....p?CatId=14

Also check out this bare bones kit, include mobo, processor, fan, 450 watt power supply, and case for $119!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/app.....;CatId=333

By: johnnygeek45

johnnygeek45 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:14:34 +0000

Sounds good, just watch out on lite-on, i own one that works fine, but i have heard many negative things about them.

By: littletimmy007

littletimmy007 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:14:34 +0000

like the guy before me more ram and go with a Western Digital drive i have had no issues with them at all and you can get 100 more GB for $10

By: headmaster382005

headmaster382005 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:14:34 +0000

if all you’ll be using it for is files, get a NAS (network attached storage) device, like Western Digital’s 160GB NetCenter. It’s $117.99 at newegg.com, plus free shipping, so for less than what you’re looking to spend, you could have twice the capacity. It is wired, so you would need a free port for each on your wireless router.