Hello. I have decided to build a home server for a file backup. I would probably schedule a backup once a week. I have a few components lying around from my old gaming pc:
CPU: Ryzen 5 1400;
RAM: 8GB 2666mhz ddr4;
MOBO: Asus prime A320M-E.
Due to the insane GPU markup, the cheapest GPU that I can find in my country is GT210, for 40 euros. As I am aware, that’s 2x the price that its supposed to be, and I do not know, if that will be sufficient for it, since I want to install Linux Debian with a desktop environment, cause I do not feel 100% comfortable with terminal only. Then of course I will need to buy atleast 5-6TB HDD. The 6TB WD Red costs around 170 euros. And then a 600W PSU (the corsair CX650M seems sensible) for 70 euros, since I would like to have more sata connectors. I would like to add, that used components on marketplaces like ebay are not really an option.
The second option would be, to buy Athlon 200GE, and everything mentioned above, except the GPU. But since it is a 2 core 4 thread CPU, I am questioning its performance.
The third, and the cheapest option would be to get a decade old ASUS laptop from a relative of mine for free, and add an external HDD to it. But the performace is questionable again, since it barely can handle windows 10, that is installed on SSD.
So, those are my options, and I am not sure which is better. I would like to hear your opinions. Thanks beforehand.