Best x86 mini pc for windows server

[Pixel131_YT]

Im looking to make a home media streaming server that uses windows , and trying to avoid rasperry with ARMs.

What do i choose and what part should i focus more on?

Budget a 100$

[mahyar]

atomic pi is a good option if you want x86 at 35 to 40$  but i recommend an arm sbc at your budget

[Electronics Wizardy]

Do you mind used? You can get some small form factor used desktop for that amount, like a dell 7010 sff or micro, and those will be much faster than most small pcs with low end atoms.

[mahyar]

btw there is (as far as i know) no other x86 sbc at that price point

[Pixel131_YT]

2 minutes ago, mahyar said:

btw there is (as far as i know) no other x86 sbc at that price point

What about atomic pi?

[Master Disaster]

Plex? There's no need to run Windows server for Plex, heck it will run on Windows 7 if needs be. Windows Server is only required if you want Active Directory Domain Services, a Hyper-V server or you need advanced networking features like DHCP & DNS servers. Almost everything you would want to do at home can be done on normal Windows.

 

I'm running Windows Server 2019 on an Intel NUC however this is not a supported setup, I had to hack the network adapter driver to work with server since Intel arbitrarily do not support it despite it obviously working fine.

[mahyar]

atomic pi amazon listing : https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Pi-High-Speed-Peripheral/dp/B07N298F2B

btw if you buy atomic pi you should buy this to power it : https://www.amazon.com/Breakout-Adapter-2-5mm-Barrel-Supply/dp/B07RPQN1Z7/ref=bmx_1/138-7390675-8159767?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07RPQN1Z7&pd_rd_r=984987e9-79bd-4be6-8136-1d17801065c0&pd_rd_w=hGpwa&pd_rd_wg=Ag8Mj&pf_rd_p=72f29bc1-c160-4012-b633-f54cb49b9557&pf_rd_r=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6&psc=1&refRID=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6

[Pixel131_YT]

20 minutes ago, mahyar said:

atomic pi amazon listing : https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Pi-High-Speed-Peripheral/dp/B07N298F2B

btw if you buy atomic pi you should buy this to power it : https://www.amazon.com/Breakout-Adapter-2-5mm-Barrel-Supply/dp/B07RPQN1Z7/ref=bmx_1/138-7390675-8159767?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07RPQN1Z7&pd_rd_r=984987e9-79bd-4be6-8136-1d17801065c0&pd_rd_w=hGpwa&pd_rd_wg=Ag8Mj&pf_rd_p=72f29bc1-c160-4012-b633-f54cb49b9557&pf_rd_r=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6&psc=1&refRID=33RN08H74CBRW3BYV8T6

Thanks

Anything else you would recomend me to do?

[mahyar]

i have not realized why are you going with x86 instead of arm something like new 8GB raspberry pi is a very good

i my self run my server on a raspberry pi zero!

[mahyar]

13 minutes ago, Pixel131_YT said:

Thanks

Anything else you would recomend me to do?

no

[Pixel131_YT]

28 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

Plex? There's no need to run Windows server for Plex, heck it will run on Windows 7 if needs be. Windows Server is only required if you want Active Directory Domain Services, a Hyper-V server or you need advanced networking features like DHCP & DNS servers. Almost everything you would want to do at home can be done on normal Windows.

 

I'm running Windows Server 2019 on an Intel NUC however this is not a supported setup, I had to hack the network adapter driver to work with server since Intel arbitrarily do not support it despite it obviously working fine.

I run my home server from windows 10. So getting a separated pc for streaming from network is what i want.how could i get best performance from atomic pi?

[mahyar]

its not that powerful anyway cpu is equivalent to Pentium e5200 2g ddr3 an intel igpu 

[Pixel131_YT]

9 minutes ago, mahyar said:

i have not realized why are you going with x86 instead of arm something like new 8GB raspberry pi is a very good

i my self run my server on a raspberry pi zero!

To use it from windows file explorer network section .it is a server for me and mi family for media only. They dont know much about that type of complex way of using more dificult Gui.

So im keeping it simple 

[mahyar]

idont recommend atomic pi because it has a 15g mmc and you will need an extenal drive it does have usb 3 and a bizarre usb 2 header and if you want to stream media you better install 32bit windows 

[Pixel131_YT]

3 minutes ago, mahyar said:

idont recommend atomic because it has a 15g mmc and you will an extenal drive it does have usb 3 and a bizarre usb 2 header and i you want to stream media you better install 32bit windows 

I was thinking about a 1 tb hdd external drive or ssd if posible

[mahyar]

if you want to go x86 if you want to get something that worth it get an original lattepanda  with 4gig of ram and 64gig mmc for 170$ (i know it is expensive)

or odyssey x86

[mahyar]

2 minutes ago, Pixel131_YT said:

I was thinking about a 1 tb hdd external drive or ssd if posible

it is but it comes with lubuntu on mmc

[Pixel131_YT]

Why is the Atomic pi is bad?

[mahyar]

only 2g of ram that is shared with gpu 16 mmc that isnt enough for windows and ony two usb ports 

one of them is a header 

Edited July 15, 2020 by mahyar

[mahyar]

btw do to want to steam media or use it a file share? 

[mahyar]

take a look at this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID4HYE4/ref=twister_B07KVWW5YW?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

[Pixel131_YT]

2 minutes ago, mahyar said:

take a look at this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID4HYE4/ref=twister_B07KVWW5YW?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Ok is the 2 g and 32 version ok for 32 bits?

It fits my budget

[mahyar]

it has way better io and even an arduino builtin ram is not much bigger but its way better than atomic pi

[Pixel131_YT]

3 minutes ago, mahyar said:

it has way better io and even an arduino builtin ram is not much bigger but its way better than atomic pi

It only supports 100mb s  ethenet. i need1 g

[mahyar]

you should pay like 250$ to get that!