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Ryahn · 10-06-09

I am building a home server for the first time. I am needing help on what I should get. I am willing to spend up to 1,000 USD but my max is 1,200 USD, but I would like to keep it as inexpensive as possible but still have a great system. The things I am wondering on, is what Computer case should I get (not a server chassis), motherboard, CPU & Processor, power supply and ether net port. I know what OS I am using which will be CentOS (since I work on servers that use it), I know what type of hard drives I am getting (cavilier black). I am also wondering if I should have a water cooling system on it, along with a fan control panel. If it ends up goin over 850 USD, please tell me. This home server will be used for hosting sites. I know most home connections wont be able to handle uploads, but I will have it covered.

Thank you in advanced. I am doing research on my own and trying to put together my own system, but I am just confused on what I need to get and dont want to forget anything.

EDIT--- I kinda just realized that this may end up going over my budget no matter what is made. So I will be willing to see what you can find and I find for around 1,000 to 1,200 USD.

GodofGrunts · 10-06-09

I'm pretty sure the most important parts are going to be RAM and Hard drives.

DuckieHo · 10-06-09

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Originally Posted by Ryahn

I am building a home server for the first time. I am needing help on what I should get. I am willing to spend up to 1,000 USD but my max is 1,200 USD, but I would like to keep it as inexpensive as possible but still have a great system. The things I am wondering on, is what Computer case should I get (not a server chassis), motherboard, CPU & Processor, power supply and ether net port. I know what OS I am using which will be CentOS (since I work on servers that use it), I know what type of hard drives I am getting (cavilier black). I am also wondering if I should have a water cooling system on it, along with a fan control panel. If it ends up goin over 850 USD, please tell me. This home server will be used for hosting sites. I know most home connections wont be able to handle uploads, but I will have it covered.

Thank you in advanced. I am doing research on my own and trying to put together my own system, but I am just confused on what I need to get and dont want to forget anything.

EDIT--- I kinda just realized that this may end up going over my budget no matter what is made. So I will be willing to see what you can find and I find for around 1,000 to 1,200 USD.

Hosting sites barely needs any power...

What kind of connection and traffic are you looking at?

A simple quad-core + 8GB RAM + RAID0 should be enough to host a few sites.

low strife · 10-06-09

I'd be more worried about internet bandwidth than the hosting machine itself.

I've seen plenty of sites hosted on a 1.4Ghz Celly with 1GB of RAM and a 250GB disc, hooked up to a 100mBit duplex line.

the_beast · 10-06-09

Need more info - if the sites are relatively small you should be able to have change left over from half your budget...

Definate no to water though - air is best for reliability. Any cheap case should do, as I assume you will only need a few disks. Personally I would probably go with 2 RAID1 sets, one for OS, one for data. But it depends on how important downtime is, and how important power costs are for you. You will need a decent but low power psu - a Corsair 400W unit would be ideal. Caviar Blacks are a decent choice, maybe 4x320GB would be ideal. But it depends on your usage etc - if power cconsumption is your main concern a single SSD might be a better choice. Any Intel or Supermicro board, 4-8GB ECC RAM & low end dual or quad 45nm cpu to finish off & you're all set.

ghettogeddy · 10-06-09

i dont think your gona be spending that much dude lol 1200 is a large amount for nay kind of cpu unless its an office server then i can see alot more
but your not talking scsi and blade servers here

you just need a pc that has storage and some speed nothing much more then that

post some links to the stuff you have in mind and we will give you better options form there

ghettogeddy · 10-06-09

well i did a lil build on newegg and i can see how you could if you stuck to things that were in the server section

idk if theres a huge difference between a am2 server cpu and a regular am2 cpu lol

Volcom13 · 10-06-09

I'm sure a Q9400 and a a few good sticks of ram will do you fine. A few WD 640GB in Raid will do you fine.

the_beast · 10-06-09

He may only need a Q8200 or even a E3200 would be fine for what he wants. The Q9xxx chips really only offer hardware virtualisation over the cheaper quads, and so probably aren't worth the extra price here...

Ryahn · 10-06-09

Here is the case I am looking at, I just dont know what other case will do - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043

Here is the processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117188

Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134963

Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136074

Firewall - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833122007

OS - CentOS Server

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186179

Fan Control Panel - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811992004

I dont know if all this will work eachother

10-06-09	#1 (permalink)
Ryahn Unix Evangelist Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Posts: 60 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0 Trader Rating: 0	Building a home server I am building a home server for the first time. I am needing help on what I should get. I am willing to spend up to 1,000 USD but my max is 1,200 USD, but I would like to keep it as inexpensive as possible but still have a great system. The things I am wondering on, is what Computer case should I get (not a server chassis), motherboard, CPU & Processor, power supply and ether net port. I know what OS I am using which will be CentOS (since I work on servers that use it), I know what type of hard drives I am getting (cavilier black). I am also wondering if I should have a water cooling system on it, along with a fan control panel. If it ends up goin over 850 USD, please tell me. This home server will be used for hosting sites. I know most home connections wont be able to handle uploads, but I will have it covered. Thank you in advanced. I am doing research on my own and trying to put together my own system, but I am just confused on what I need to get and dont want to forget anything. EDIT--- I kinda just realized that this may end up going over my budget no matter what is made. So I will be willing to see what you can find and I find for around 1,000 to 1,200 USD. Last edited by Ryahn : 10-06-09 at 02:09 AM

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Ryahn Unix Evangelist Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Posts: 60 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0 Trader Rating: 0	Here is the case I am looking at, I just dont know what other case will do - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043 Here is the processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117188 Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134963 Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136074 Firewall - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833122007 OS - CentOS Server Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186179 Fan Control Panel - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811992004 I dont know if all this will work eachother Last edited by Ryahn : 10-06-09 at 12:03 PM

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the_beast Mobo Master Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,069 Rep: 147 Unique Rep: 101 Trader Rating: 0	Need more info - if the sites are relatively small you should be able to have change left over from half your budget... Definate no to water though - air is best for reliability. Any cheap case should do, as I assume you will only need a few disks. Personally I would probably go with 2 RAID1 sets, one for OS, one for data. But it depends on how important downtime is, and how important power costs are for you. You will need a decent but low power psu - a Corsair 400W unit would be ideal. Caviar Blacks are a decent choice, maybe 4x320GB would be ideal. But it depends on your usage etc - if power cconsumption is your main concern a single SSD might be a better choice. Any Intel or Supermicro board, 4-8GB ECC RAM & low end dual or quad 45nm cpu to finish off & you're all set.

10-06-09	#9 (permalink)
the_beast Mobo Master Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,069 Rep: 147 Unique Rep: 101 Trader Rating: 0	He may only need a Q8200 or even a E3200 would be fine for what he wants. The Q9xxx chips really only offer hardware virtualisation over the cheaper quads, and so probably aren't worth the extra price here...

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