I think you should go with Microsoft Server 2008. I think their having a sale, since it is April 1st.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Andrew Farnsworth <farn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I'll be the first to say it.. I would change the Operating System. > > I would also consider moving up to 1 Tb Drives as you get 50% more space > for a small price increase. > > Andy > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 1:25 AM, eljefemus <eljefe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I am currently looking to build a NAS. This would be a pc that I >> build from scratch and would appreciate any help on this project. I >> currently put together a list of parts to buy and I was wondering what >> you all thought and what changes you would make. >> >> COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC >> Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (I'm choosing the case >> due to 4 3.5" internal drive spaces) >> >> SUPERMICRO MBD-C2SBC-Q-O LGA 775 Intel Q35 ATX Intel Motherboard - >> Retail (I'm not sure if this is a good mobo, but I like it's >> features: supports 6 SATA drives, PS2 ports, Video, Raid 0/1/5/10) >> >> COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-650-ACAA-A1 650W ATX Form Factor 12V >> V2.3 / SSI Standard EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 >> PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail (Not sure about >> this. This has 8 SATA connects) >> >> Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor >> Model BX80571E5200 - Retail (Go all purpose dual core processor) >> >> Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 >> (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400ELK - >> Retail (I would purchase 4GB for this box) >> >> Western Digital Caviar SE WD800AAJS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard >> Drive - OEM (system only drive. I might consider upping the size of >> this for certain windows based apps, like tagging music and possibly >> using winamp remote to stream to my xbox 360 and PS3) >> >> 3x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s >> Hard Drive - OEM >> (These would be my storage drives setup in a RAID 5) >> >> LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM (not much to >> say about this) >> >> Is there anything that you guys would change? >> >> This computer would probably be using Windows XP Pro as I already have >> a Windows Server 2003 that's running as a DC, DNS and DHCP >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
