New Server Build (Page 1: Hardware Selection)

Page 1: Hardware Selection
Page 2: Assembly
Page 3: Sofware
Page 4: Benchmarks and Conclusion
So my old Server Build in a briefcase has served me well for the last few years, but I’m in need of something new. The old server will be retired to backups and archives of data and programs, and it will only need to be fired-up occasionally. The new server will be dedicated to media (storage, serving, uploading and down loading). Both servers will also have some kind of redundancy

So, the requirements for the new server are:

• Low Power (it’s going to be on 24/7)
• Compact (Easily taken to a LAN)
• Powerful CPU (more power than the Atom CPU of the old server)
• Capable of holding >6 HDDs.

So, with these in mind, the following parts were selected:

	CPU: Intel Core i3 3220 ($135) Ivy Bridge Socket 1155 2 Core, 3.3GHz, 3MB Cache 55W TDP (Manufacturers website)
	MoBo: ASUS P8H77-I ($135) Socket 1155 m-ITX 2xSATA3, 4xSATA2 PCI-e, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3 (Manufacturers website)
	RAM: G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ($51) 2x 4GBG.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) 1.5V (Manufacturers Website)
	SSD: 60Gb OCZ Agility III ($55) 60GB SSD SATA 6GBPS Read up to 525MB/s, Write up to 475MB/s (Manufacturers Website)
	Case: Lian Li PC-Q25 ($198) m-ITX Cube style SFF case 7x 3.5" (5x Hotswap) + 1x 2.5” (Manufacturers Website)
	PSU: SilverStone SST-ST60F-SG ($55) 600W ATX PSU 46A on a single +12V rail Customised for use with SFF PCs