A hard drive could theoretically last forever (I have a drive from the mid-90s running 24x7 at the office).Īlso, I hope you are not using RAID as a long-term backup strategy for everything. And I am not just saying this as a waste of money - SSDs have a finite life. If it's like mine, it goes months at a time without a reboot, which is the only thing an SSD would improve anything in this scenario. Generated by PCPartPicker 03:16 EDT-0400įor a file/media server, there is no need for an SSD. Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($133.89 OutletPC) Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 550W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($76.93 Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($154.00 B&H) Storage: Mushkin Reactor 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.98 Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 Newegg) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantĬPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 Micro Center) Graphics- I have a 780Ti I plan on putting in the machine as it is an 'old' card I don't have a use for anymore.Ĭase - Fractal Define R3 I have from an old PC. HDD- Set up in RAID 5, with room for expansion as media library grows and higher file sizes come into use with more HD and UHD content. SSD- Operating system and program installs. Please have a look at my components and let me know if there are any issues, unreliable parts, things missing, or if I'm just wishful thinking in what this machine will do. Access will be both LAN and over the Internet. My home is wired for gigabit, and I'll be getting a switch to connect each room, and 2 ports to aggregate to the server (if possible).įor file serving the primary function will be for backups of 2-3 computers daily, and file storage. I am planning on building a home server to function as a Plex server and file server/NAS.įor Plex, I anticipate 2-3 clients needing transcoding regularly, with possibly a 4th on occasion.
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