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Old 06-04-08   #1 (permalink)
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I am thinking about building a WHS after the Power Pack 1 update fixes 64-bit back up support and the file corruption problems.

This is what I am thinking about building, but I would love any and all criticism on the build below.

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1600 2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Single-Core Processor
$39.99

ECS A740GM-M AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$59.99 ($10.00 Mail in Rebate)

G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory
$39.99

Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$194.99

Antec Mini P180 Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
$129.95

CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX 520W Modular
$124.99

Microsoft Windows Home Server 32 Bit 1 Pack - OEM
$159.99

Then I was also thinking about buying a UPS incase of power outage might occur.

CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series CP1500AVRLCD 1500VA 900W
$179.99

Total - $929.88

After Shipping and Tax - $987.94
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ECS 740G is $10 cheaper here: http://www.directron.com/a740gmm.html
WHS is $20 cheaper here: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...dlist=celebros

A EarthWatts 430w is cheaper at $30AR and is more than enough power. The disadvantages are it is not modular and slightly louder. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371006

The UPS is overkill. Your system pulls less than 150w under full load (including PSU efficency). Find something cheaper.
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I was also planning on setting up both the WHS and my main desktop on the same UPS. If you know of a better option please recommend it.
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I've got that same UPS hooked up with a dual Xeon 5030 server, Cisco 48 port switch, Cisco firewall, and Cisco cable modem at the office and it hasn't so much as hiccuped. Excellent choice. Easy to set up and has cable/ethernet/phone protection and plenty of plugs.
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Get this PSU, it's more powerful (even overkill for this system).
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-tx-6...206178324.html

And you really should get a dual-core CPU. Even if it won't be used much now, in 2 years it would be worth it.
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$5 more will get you 800mhz RAM (gskill) and $10 more will get you a dual core cpu (AMD) @ newegg.
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$5 more will get you 800mhz RAM (gskill) and $10 more will get you a dual core cpu (AMD) @ newegg.
Power consumption is more important for a server on 24/7 since he doesn't that much processing power. The cheapest 45w dual core is $30 more.
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I misplaced a whole motherboard once....still haven't found it and it's been 2 years and I live in the same house. I think I have gremlins.

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Will a 5400RPM drive be good enough for a WHS?

I was thinking about getting an antec earthwatts, but I choose the corsair psu because I want one that is modular and that is the best option I was able to find.
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Will a 5400RPM drive be good enough for a WHS?

I was thinking about getting an antec earthwatts, but I choose the corsair psu because I want one that is modular and that is the best option I was able to find.
Don't get a 5400RPM drive, especially those Western Digital GP drives. They have trouble in RAID setups.
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Don't get a 5400RPM drive, especially those Western Digital GP drives. They have trouble in RAID setups.
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I misplaced a whole motherboard once....still haven't found it and it's been 2 years and I live in the same house. I think I have gremlins.

System: My "DF-DIE" Replacement
CPU
Q6600 (3.7GHz)		 Motherboard
Asus P5E X38 (MF1208 BIOS)		 Memory
2x2GB OCZ Reaper 1096MHz 		Graphics Card
8800GT (729/1836/2088)
Hard Drive
PERC 5/i: 3xRAID0 Raptor 74GB + 7200.10 250GB		 Sound Card
X-Fi XtremeMusic		 Power Supply
Corsair 620HX		 Case
Li Lian PC-V2100 [10x120mm fans]
CPU cooling
FuZion V2 + Quad-Heatercore		 GPU cooling
MCW60 + Iandh HS + DDC-3.2		 OS
Vista Ultimate 64		 Monitor
Samsung 226BW "C" + Sceptre 19"
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