Hello all, I am looking to build a tiny little server that I can keep hidden away that I can use to access files from outside of my home network. Not a 24/7 always on thing, just a little place to boot on before I leave for work.
I am looking at Micro ITX boards and cases and they look amazingly compact, I'd prefer this is possible. I do not need any peripherals and my budget is about 500 GBP.
It does not need to be beefy, but the more power you can squeeze from the budget, the better.
Thank you.
Does it need to be capable of playing HD movies, or is it just a fully fledged fileserver you want?
[QUOTE=Oppenheimer;36467603]Hello all, I am looking to build a tiny little server that I can keep hidden away that I can use to access files from outside of my home network. Not a 24/7 always on thing, just a little place to boot on before I leave for work.
I am looking at Micro ITX boards and cases and they look amazingly compact, I'd prefer this is possible. I do not need any peripherals and my budget is about 500 GBP.
It does not need to be beefy, but the more power you can squeeze from the budget, the better.
Thank you.[/QUOTE]
Look around here for some ideas: [URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=2251[/URL]
Should help you decide on parts etc.
If it's just for file hosting you can easily make one for £250 (Intel Atom) but if you want it for other uses too look into an AMD APU build, like this: [URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-499-AS&tool=3[/URL] £130 for the motherboard which contains the CPU much like some of the Intel Atom ones.
[QUOTE=Van-man;36467713]Does it need to be capable of playing HD movies, or is it just a fully fledged fileserver you want?[/QUOTE]
It'd probably be better to stream to my other computers on the network, if that's possible.
[QUOTE=PyroCF;36467929]Look around here for some ideas: [URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=2251[/URL]
Should help you decide on parts etc.
If it's just for file hosting you can easily make one for £250 (Intel Atom) but if you want it for other uses too look into an AMD APU build, like this: [URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-499-AS&tool=3[/URL] £130 for the motherboard which contains the CPU much like some of the Intel Atom ones.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, the AMD APU looks good, is it cooled passively? Does it also include decent integrated graphics like Intel SB/IB?
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Looking at that board it seems to be everything I wanted in one.
How is this case and power supply? Enough beef?
[URL]https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-526-LL[/URL]
[QUOTE=Oppenheimer;36469884]It'd probably be better to stream to my other computers on the network, if that's possible.
Thank you, the AMD APU looks good, is it cooled passively? Does it also include decent integrated graphics like Intel SB/IB?
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Looking at that board it seems to be everything I wanted in one.
How is this case and power supply? Enough beef?
[URL]https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-526-LL[/URL][/QUOTE]
Yeah should be fine.
That's a nice case, and will suit the job. What are your internet speeds if you don't mind?
[url]http://www.speedtest.net/[/url]
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